Comments on: Oops, Google Did it Again http://blog.carrolltech.org/archives/24 A Carroll Tech blog about Accessibility Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:08:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Darrell http://blog.carrolltech.org/archives/24#comment-36 Darrell Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:13:03 +0000 http://blog.carrolltech.org/archives/24#comment-36 Wow! As I read this I am, well, literally beside myself!!! It seems our constant writing to Google's typical customer facing support addresses just isn't doing the trick. Time to write Google's CEO? Wow! As I read this I am, well, literally beside myself!!!
It seems our constant writing to Google’s typical customer facing support addresses just isn’t doing the trick. Time to write Google’s CEO?

]]> By: Joanie http://blog.carrolltech.org/archives/24#comment-35 Joanie Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:22:11 +0000 http://blog.carrolltech.org/archives/24#comment-35 I suppose one needs to start with email. So here's what I sent to bloggerbuzz@gmail.com <blockquote> Hi. I appreciate the need to minimize spam. However, did you know that by implementing your captcha-based protection, you are now denying access to bloggers who are blind? If you are surprised by this, please read the Wikipedia article that you linked to. There you will find an entire section on accessibility. If you are not surprised by this, then I would like to suggest you revise your corporate mission statement. The use of captcha on blogger.com and the Create a Google Account page means that you are failing to "organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful." Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. </blockquote> I suppose one needs to start with email. So here’s what I sent to bloggerbuzz@gmail.com

Hi. I appreciate the need to minimize spam. However, did you know that by implementing your captcha-based protection, you are now denying access to bloggers who are blind? If you are surprised by this, please read the Wikipedia article that you linked to. There you will find an entire section on accessibility.

If you are not surprised by this, then I would like to suggest you revise your corporate mission statement. The use of captcha on blogger.com and the Create a Google Account page means that you are failing to “organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.”

Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.

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