[Irl-dean] AskAboutMoney and Accessibility.

[Dónal Rice]

Dónal,
thanks for this info and glad to see you got a somewhat satisfactory
resolution.

The issue of CAPTCHAs has been discussed before on the list (link included
below for those interested) and remains a big accessibility issue for many.

July 2007 posting on CAPTCHA
http://list.eeng.dcu.ie/pipermail/irl-dean/2007/001285.html

Regards,
Dónal R.

2008/7/1 Dónal Fitzpatrick <dfitzpat at computing.dcu.ie>:

> Hi all,
>
> In the middle of April I contacted the administrators of
> www.askaboutmoney.com to inform them that their registration process was
> inaccessible.  The reason was that it relied on an image verification for
> which they did not provide an alternative.
>
> I am now delighted to report that they've fixxed this and, in my view
> having
> just completed registration, their process is now reasonably usable.
>
> The process now involves the user completing all the standard fields
> (username, password and the like) before being asked to enter the number of
> a specific guideline.  For example, when I registered I was asked to enter
> the number of the guideline relating to the rules governing advertising on
> the site.  A link to the guidelines is provided.
>
> There is still a small glitch in that the verification question is located
> at the end of the form (when viewed linearly using Jaws) and not all data
> is
> persisted when one goes to the page containing the guidelines and
> subsequently returns to the registration page.  However I have no doubt
> they
> will fix this in due course.
>
> I am sending this information in the hopes that some people may find it
> useful, and also because I feel that the administrators of the site deserve
> a lot of credit for their willingness to fix the accessibility of the site.
> Major companies with far more in the way of resources at their disposal
> could take a leaf out of their book.  It is not a perfect solution, but it
> is not bad at all.
>
> Best
>
> Dónal
>
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Dónal Rice
Senior ICT Advisor
Centre for Excellence in Universal Design
National Disability Authority
email: drice at nda.ie, drice.nda at gmail.com
Tel: + 353 (0)1 608 0430
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