Comments on: Blind Readers? http://blog.logtar.com/2006/05/23/blind-readers/ Just a child stuck in adulthood Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:51:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Burrowowl http://blog.logtar.com/2006/05/23/blind-readers/#comment-119209 Burrowowl Thu, 25 May 2006 22:25:49 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=731#comment-119209 Coding for the sight-impaired makes sense on a number of levels. When your site is indexed by search engines and such, it's being read by something that cannot see the pictures. When your site isn't fully-accessible by the sight-impaired, you're turning away what could be a rather large prospective audience (some studies claim that as many as 10% of people have impaired vision). As for a blind-people-friendly comment spam deterrent, you might want to check out WP-hashcash. The majority of spambots out there don't waste processor time on running javascript, and it's effectively invisible to real visitors (presuming they have javascript enabled, which the vast majority of browsers do). Coding for the sight-impaired makes sense on a number of levels. When your site is indexed by search engines and such, it’s being read by something that cannot see the pictures. When your site isn’t fully-accessible by the sight-impaired, you’re turning away what could be a rather large prospective audience (some studies claim that as many as 10% of people have impaired vision).

As for a blind-people-friendly comment spam deterrent, you might want to check out WP-hashcash. The majority of spambots out there don’t waste processor time on running javascript, and it’s effectively invisible to real visitors (presuming they have javascript enabled, which the vast majority of browsers do).

]]> By: Static Brain http://blog.logtar.com/2006/05/23/blind-readers/#comment-118532 Static Brain Wed, 24 May 2006 00:45:00 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=731#comment-118532 Okay. Good point. So now would you please write an article on how to make our wordpress blogs more handicap accessible? It would be a big help. :-D Okay. Good point. So now would you please write an article on how to make our wordpress blogs more handicap accessible? It would be a big help. :-D

]]> By: Jorgeq http://blog.logtar.com/2006/05/23/blind-readers/#comment-118480 Jorgeq Tue, 23 May 2006 22:14:08 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=731#comment-118480 I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who gets bombarded with these pesty spam mail...lol. Interesting point about our readers. I’m glad to know I’m not the only one who gets bombarded with these pesty spam mail…lol. Interesting point about our readers.

]]> By: Travis http://blog.logtar.com/2006/05/23/blind-readers/#comment-118294 Travis Tue, 23 May 2006 17:36:48 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=731#comment-118294 They are fortunate enough not to have to look at your ugly mug. I guess there are benefits. You do bring up a good point though. Have you ever taken into consideration how hard it is for deaf people to listen to your podcasts? Or how much extra work it takes for the left-handed readers to move that mouse all the way to the right side when clicking Submit? It's a travesty. Something should be done!!! Fortunately, I am just joking. Liberals actually think that way. Scary. They are fortunate enough not to have to look at your ugly mug. I guess there are benefits.

You do bring up a good point though. Have you ever taken into consideration how hard it is for deaf people to listen to your podcasts? Or how much extra work it takes for the left-handed readers to move that mouse all the way to the right side when clicking Submit? It’s a travesty. Something should be done!!!

Fortunately, I am just joking. Liberals actually think that way. Scary.

]]> By: Kelly http://blog.logtar.com/2006/05/23/blind-readers/#comment-118225 Kelly Tue, 23 May 2006 15:29:22 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=731#comment-118225 Hmmm...never thought of that. I too use only the WP plugins for spam and that works well. Hmmm…never thought of that. I too use only the WP plugins for spam and that works well.

]]> By: Candy http://blog.logtar.com/2006/05/23/blind-readers/#comment-118174 Candy Tue, 23 May 2006 14:38:46 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=731#comment-118174 Interesting indeed.... I had never thought about that. Interesting indeed…. I had never thought about that.

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