Category: Let's talk
Please pass this onto any groups or individuals you think could help. This is serious.
Hello to all,
As most of you know by now, many sites use capcha for making posts etc. Craigslist was always one of the best in this regard. Their audio was clear and clean, even employing words for letters (a, as in alpha) to make understanding the codes easier. However, I just logged in today and when I tried to make a post, I noticed that it didn't work at all on my Macbook. When I tried posting with my Windows XP computer, I discovered that their formatting has changed. Not only is their an extra step to post, but the audio capcha is now similar to AOL, with many voices speaking at once and it's very difficult to hear the actual letters in the capcha. I propose starting a petition, to be signed by all blind and visually-impaired people, as well as other concerned parties, asking Craigslist to return the capcha to it's former state and to once again make it Mac and VoiceOver accessible. While I was posting an add for my personal use, my job also relies heavily on Craigslist to generate ads and I'm clearly not the only blind individual using it for this purpose. Please join me in this effort. The changes are extremely recent and we may be able to stop this before it becomes permanent.
Thank you,
Tiffany Dunn