Hi, No, there are now about 112 signatures on the online pitition. HTH, Jeffrey Shockley
Check out my blog! The URL is http://jeffreyshockley.livejournal.com Check out my website! The URL is http://jawswizard.googlepages.com "You learn something new every day!" "You can do anything if you put your mind to it!" "It is not what we see that determines who we are. It is how we choose to see it." --Doomed Dragon -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JOHN O CARVALHO Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 6:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] MySpace accessibility, was RE: Stopping music on MySpace pages Are you saying that there's about 112 blind people there now? PEACE John Carvalho ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 6:16 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] MySpace accessibility,was RE: Stopping music on MySpace pages >i signed the tell my space what you think of there capcha so the sig's are > up to 112!!! hth from Mich Verrier from New Liskeard Ontario Canada. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sarah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 5:30 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] MySpace accessibility,was RE: Stopping > music > on MySpace pages > > >>I have tried contacting them with no avail. they ignore me and sweep the >>issue under the rug but try this. Go to www.marrie.org >> and click on the tell my space what you think about its captcha. We have >> over 100 or so sigs so far. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Chris Feist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 1:13 PM >> Subject: [Blind-Computing] MySpace accessibility,was RE: Stopping music >> on >> MySpace pages >> >> >> Hi victor. Thanks, and I tried that but MySpace still automatically >> played >> the music. However, I had a sighted friend help me set up my account, >> and >> he found an option to disable the automatic playing of music on MySpace >> pages. So, all in all, the problem is solved... at least as far as >> MySpace >> is concerned. >> >> But this brings up another point. The MySpace community is not >> accessible >> in many ways. For one thing, I couldn't sign up on my own. Yup, they >> have >> one of those graphics you have to see and then type in. Unlike some >> sites >> out there, they don't offer an alternative, such as to listen to a sound >> clip and type in what you hear. >> >> And I've been informed that when contacting other MySpace members, they >> often configure their page to utilize more of those graphics to contact >> them, so they can avoid spam. This means without sighted assistance, I >> can't even contact other MySpace members. >> >> MySpace apparently has become a bigger deal than I first realized. In my >> line of work, it's becoming a necessity that I have a page. But it looks >> like my accessibility is going to be hampered. >> >> Anyone else experiencing the same thing? Any thoughts on how to approach >> MySpace about the use of their graphics? >> >> Chris Feist - The one and only! >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Victor >> Gouveia >> >> Hi Chris, >> >> In the Internet Options, under the advanced tab, down in the multimedia >> groups, you'll see play sounds in web pages checked. >> >> Just uncheck it and you won't get any sounds coming through IE any >> longer. >> >> You can always turn this back on when you finish with the page, but >> that's >> entirely up to you. >> >> As Sarah suggested, if it's coming through a flash player, then it gets a >> bit more involved, as you'll have to get IE to ignore flash content, and >> that may ruin a great number of web pages that you may visit frequently >> without any problems. Again, that's entirely up to you, but if you need >> the >> instructions, let me know and I'll walk you through the managing add-ons >> in >> IE. >> >> Victor >> >> >> Address for the list archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >> or body of a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >> following address: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> Address for the list archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >> or body of a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >> following address: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > > > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
