I notice that on Craigslist, when I post an ad, there is an option (link) to "hear" the letters in the "captcha" type image. I'm sure Yahoo can do the same. Maybe nobody has told them it's a problem for sight impaired users. Give them a call (yahoo - 408-349-3300 - yahoo mail - 408-409-1572 customer service 866-562-7219) or post a message on the Yahoo Messenger blog http://blog.messenger.yahoo.com/blog/
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