no I am saying that there are 112 blind people who signed the petition. hth. from Mich Verrier from New Liskeard Ontario Canada. ----- Original Message ----- From: "JOHN O CARVALHO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 6:23 PM 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]
