Re: Verification Schemes

2018-05-12 Thread E.T.
Look Karen, we are not here to stir the pot. If you can't take it private, too bad but spare the rest of the group. (smiles) From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 5/12/2018 8:57 PM, Karen Lewellen

Re: Verification Schemes

2018-05-12 Thread Karen Lewellen
This is a list of one? My reply was to Eric's comment, consider the concept of rule number 6..do not take things so personally. At least unless unwelcome communications sent privately etc. smiles. On Sat, 12 May 2018, E.T. wrote: Karen, consider the fact that we all want better

Re: Verification Schemes

2018-05-12 Thread E.T.
I did send an inquiry. thanks. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 5/12/2018 8:29 PM, Maria Reyes wrote: From what I know, Captcha be gone is supposed to solve the picture challenges. Go to

Re: Verification Schemes

2018-05-12 Thread E.T.
Karen, consider the fact that we all want better accessibility. As you made clear, you are not me so if you cannot assist me in a forthright manner, please do not try so hard. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it

Re: Verification Schemes

2018-05-12 Thread E.T.
Eric, I have no doubt about that. We all want and need access. But its slow coming. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 5/12/2018 7:23 PM, Eric Oyen wrote: hey E.T., Captcha is a big problem for

Re: Verification Schemes

2018-05-12 Thread Maria Reyes
>From what I know, Captcha be gone is supposed to solve the picture challenges. >Go to www.captchabegone.com to read more about it. Sent from my sprint iPhone X!!! > On May 12, 2018, at 11:08 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Consider as well the problem for those who

Re: Verification Schemes

2018-05-12 Thread Karen Lewellen
Consider as well the problem for those who do not read English. They are a mess for many, hands down. On Sat, 12 May 2018, Eric Oyen wrote: hey E.T., Captcha is a big problem for far more than just us blind folks (although we probably notice it far more and far faster). There are some who

Re: OK. Time for some understanding.

2018-05-12 Thread Karen Lewellen
Mr. Cohn, The desire for understanding tends to be expressed prior to assumptions. I have no desire nor inclination to satisfy your interest. I dare say, since the list is where you started, this note was intended for there. I certainly did not express a wish to hear from you privately.

Re: Verification Schemes

2018-05-12 Thread Karen Lewellen
Actually, I addressed Mr. Cohn's statements about me and you continued. So... On Sat, 12 May 2018, E.T. wrote: Then please do not respond to posts like mine. They are not helpful. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What

Re: Verification Schemes

2018-05-12 Thread lenron brown
Captchas are a major problem. I do love the ones where you can click that checkbox and be on your way. On 5/12/18, Eric Oyen wrote: > hey E.T., > Captcha is a big problem for far more than just us blind folks (although we > probably notice it far more and far faster). There

Re: Verification Schemes

2018-05-12 Thread Eric Oyen
hey E.T., Captcha is a big problem for far more than just us blind folks (although we probably notice it far more and far faster). There are some who have other print related disabilities that would make Captcha solving a nightmare. There are also those who are colorblind (both the red-green

Re: Captchas

2018-05-12 Thread Jessica Moss
They can, I ran into that all the time when I used to work for thegourmetcupboard, and they were all over the back office, and the IT department had no interest in putting an audio captcha in place, and with this being one of those small exclusive companies, there was nothing the ADA could do

Re: Verification Schemes

2018-05-12 Thread Karen Lewellen
I am not the person to ask, first because I do not share your seaming suggestion that there is a uniform solution for a uniform interchangeable group known as blind/ vision impaired. Speaking *only* for myself, I rarely encounter situations where there is not a alternative to the captcha

Re: Verification Schemes

2018-05-12 Thread E.T.
Mine. I am blind/visually impaired. As such, I need a real solution, mot a ton of articles. An all-inclusive approach is a noble concept but does not provide immediate solutions. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if

Re: Verification Schemes

2018-05-12 Thread Karen Lewellen
Blind according to whose definition? The reason why I referred you to w3c.wai is so you can find that captcha is a problem for everyone. Articles like the below. CAPTCHA: Inaccessible to Everyone: http://www.sitepoint.com/captcha-inaccessible-to-everyone/ CAPTCHA: How to do it right (ie. don't

Re: Verification Schemes

2018-05-12 Thread E.T.
Whups. (smiles) Let's get back on track here, Karen. Let's take a more practical approach to this issue as blind/visually impaired users. Like Captcha Be Gone, or Rumola. If I am not mistaken, neither of these will handle what I believe are known as re-Captcha. Are you aware of any blind

Re: adjusting resolution with ABBY fingered for mac

2018-05-12 Thread aliFaisal
I am trying to scan a pdf file, which is a large textbook with several hundred pages. It’s telling me in the warnings that it wasn’t able to get all pages and said to adjust resolution to 500. I wasn’t able to figure out how to do this to get best recognition results. > On May 12, 2018, at

Re: Verification Schemes

2018-05-12 Thread Karen Lewellen
Mr. Cohn, may I ask what makes you an expert on my computing, to the point that you would call me out in this thread? I make my living professionally using computers as a part of my work. I have no issues getting the job done, but this is how I compute rooted in many factors. If I do not

Re: Verification Schemes

2018-05-12 Thread E.T.
I looked at this, does not look like it will solve the picture captchas. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 5/12/2018 3:02 PM, Maria Reyes wrote: Check out Captcha be gone. It was made for firefox

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Re: Verification Schemes

2018-05-12 Thread Maria Reyes
Check out Captcha be gone. It was made for firefox now it’s made for other browsers. Sent from my sprint iPhone X!!! > On May 12, 2018, at 5:06 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > The Google authenticator right now is the checkbox labeled I am not a bot. I > have had luck

Re: Verification Schemes

2018-05-12 Thread Jonathan Cohn
The Google authenticator right now is the checkbox labeled I am not a bot. I have had luck with JAWS and NVDA and VoiceOver with these not proceeding to the more traditional puzzles. I believe that Karen uses a browser with no ability to work with JavaScript, so I am surprised that she would

Re: adjusting resolution with ABBY fingered for mac

2018-05-12 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Are you indicating that the OCR software is asking you to provide a better resolution? You can't do this unless you hav the original paper book and a scanner and then set your scanner to 500 dpi resolution. Essentially, the resolution they are talking about is how closely the scanner is

Re: Phone recommendations

2018-05-12 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I will probably go for a 7 with an iPhone for life type plan that would have me paying monthly payments and permit me to upgrade after one year with no penalty. It seems the only advantage for a blind user beyond a slight speed boast is the Neural Network / Machine Larning platform and while

Re: Verification Schemes

2018-05-12 Thread Eric Oyen
you might consider getting hold of Lady Finegold (i...@lflegal.com. She is a specialist in structured negotiation and might be able to help. Other than that, contact your local NFB or ACB chapter and see if they will run some kind of action up the flagpole. -eric PGP fingerprint: 6DFB D6B0

Re: TO upgrade, or to change platforms entirelyWWYDWhat would you do?

2018-05-12 Thread Steve Matzura
Funny you should pick Crucial for this research. My tongue is hanging out for their MX500 drive! Big LOL! Thanks very much for this. On 5/12/2018 5:16 AM, Nickus de Vos wrote: Hi Steve This website will tell you everything you need to know regarding pricing and compatibility of SSD drives

Re: Verification Schemes

2018-05-12 Thread E.T.
Bottom line, Karen, is that regardless of ability or disability, we must deal with whatever is thrown at us. Example is Walmart which is using the picture captchas. I am effectively locked out of my account there. Chatting with them is pointless. If there is a blind friendly solution at

adjusting resolution with ABBY fingered for mac

2018-05-12 Thread aliFaisal
Hello all, I have a significantly large textbook that I want to convert from PDF to word. However, I had read that for best results, I should adjust my resolution to 500. How do I do that? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Re: TO upgrade, or to change platforms entirelyWWYDWhat would you do?

2018-05-12 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi Steve, I use everymac.com a lot for verifying upgrade possibilities. They usually have the Apple recommended specs as well as what it will handle from a real prospective. Apple often under sells what machines can handle memory-wise and such. Check this link so you can be best prepared

Re: Audio Play Buttons Not Functioning

2018-05-12 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Bill, If you can find the button, try bringing the mouse to the VO cursor with VO-Cmd-F5 and clicking with VO-Shift-Space. Cheers, Anne > On 12 May 2018, at 15:41, Bill Gallik wrote: > > I hope someone out here can offer some solution or, at least, some sort of

Re: TO upgrade, or to change platforms entirelyWWYDWhat would you do?

2018-05-12 Thread Steve Matzura
I was thinking of doing that, but with the proliferation of computer repair joints, I don't know how I'd figure out which ones are reputable and which are not. I'm already thinking about where to go to have this stuff done. There's actually a place right down the street  from me that sells

Audio Play Buttons Not Functioning

2018-05-12 Thread Bill Gallik
I hope someone out here can offer some solution or, at least, some sort of explanation for my issue. I am subscribed to Miriam Webster’s “Word of the Day” and those e-mail messages contain an audio play link to open the web page to a section where a “Play Button” to pronounce the word can

Re: Captchas

2018-05-12 Thread Phil Halton
I have not tried that, but it’s possible that be my eyes could help. For example the sighted person might direct you as you guide the mouse along the screen and tell you when to click. Sent from my IPhone > On May 11, 2018, at 9:01 PM, E.T. wrote: > > Phil,

Re: Accessible mail apps for iPad

2018-05-12 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
I have found Outlook for iOS to be very accessible. However, I mostly use it to read mail, rather than to write or reply to messages, so there may be issues that I haven’t encountered for this reason. One of my accounts requires Microsoft Outlook. Even the Exchange support in Apple Mail

Re: TO upgrade, or to change platforms entirelyWWYDWhat would you do?

2018-05-12 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi Steve This website will tell you everything you need to know regarding pricing and compatibility of SSD drives and RAM for your late 2012 Mac Mini. http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Apple/mac-mini-%28late-2012%29# Crucial is a good brand and most places doing Apple upgrades

Re: TO upgrade, or to change platforms entirelyWWYDWhat would you do?

2018-05-12 Thread Nickus de Vos
Hi Steve I’ll do some research on parts for your Mini and get back to you in a few hours. Just one thing, if you want Apple to do the upgrade for you, as far as I know they won’t allow you to buy your own SSD and RAM. They will quote you on their parts and installation, even if the same parts

Re: Verification Schemes

2018-05-12 Thread Karen Lewellen
Again you are not thinking about the population the w3c serves here. may I direct you to, www.w3c.org/wai Some articles there outline the other suggested options. And again you are making some assumptions that do not, even cannot apply to everyone impacted by these kinds of tests. That they