Modifying Myspace to Meet the Needs of the Blind

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    Tom and Myspace Customer Service as well as the developers
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We feel that you should modify Myspace so that the blind can utilize it easily and efficiently so as to not have to depend on anyone for any reason. One thing that you could do to modify it so as to make life easier is to provide a listen link for the captia. We understand and respect the fact that measures must be taken to rid spammers and fishers: however, we feel we should not suffer inconvenience as a result.

Should listen links not be provided for captia files, we are not able to opperate certain features on Myspace. We will then have to wait for someone to be right by our side to either tell us what the letters say in the image so we can enter them correctly: or, we will have to have them entered for us. This is unfair as we feel we have the right to change our page and other features when we have the slightest inkling just as the sighted population.

We petition that you make these changes in a reasonable time frame so we may also enjoy the opportunities provided by Myspace such as networking, promoting, and making friends.

For examples of how listen links work or to see sites that actually provide such a feature, check out the following;

www.google.com
www.craigslist.net
www.paypal.com
www.hotmail.com
www.blogspot.com
The entire blind community looks forward to seeing these changes.

30 Signatures

  • Nikos Daley
    • Comments
    • Please take careful heed to this petition as it will have a bearing on the live of many blind individuals.
  • Bobby J. Brown
    • Comments
    • My daughter is quite successful at what she does. She is very tenatious. Please make it possible for her to have the same opportunities as everyone else as she is one who strives for equality for her people--the blind community.
  • Lavonnya Gardener
    • Comments
    • I am visually impaired and have a Myspace. Pleas make these changes so I can use it easily.
  • Tyron Bratcher
    • Comments
    • I want to use Myspace to promote my travel business. I can'tif I can't use it right.
  • Arnay Thomas
  • Arlene Brown
  • Jeremy Lincicome
  • Jessica Quick
    • Comments
    • Make life easier for us.
  • susan l. gerhart
  • Diane Brown
    • Comments
    • This is crucial to our thinking but visually challenged population. It is a key way to communicate and stay involved. Please help and put yourself in there position. Thank you!!
  • Simona Gallart
  • Susan Yslas
  • Jessica L. Duke
  • C.M. Brannon
  • Marita Yslas
  • Raymond Yslas
  • Raymond Yslas, Jr.
  • Lauren Gallart
  • Gray'ce Hill-Loyal
  • Denise Prophet
  • Jeff Frcho
    • Comments
    • Individuals who are Blind or Visually Impaired deserve the same respect and services as anyone else
  • lou fioritto
    • Comments
    • We can't use many sites because of not being able to fill out the hidden information.
  • Henry Geer
    • Comments
    • In furtherance of the inclusion of a valuable resource .. The Blind, in many ways they see more than the sighted.
  • Hйlder Maurнcio Gomes Ferreira Filho
  • Delia Garcia
    • Comments
    • I agree that there should be an audio captia.For example I can't log in to my account.
  • Kamal
    • Comments
    • We deserve the same rights as everyone elce!
  • Mr. Joshua Lambert
  • Eddie Salcido
    • Comments
    • I would also add that I believe myspace's graphical components make it difficult to interface with jaws. I notice that JAWS freezes up for several seconds when simple commands are executed like putting links in a list view. When sending Emails to myspace members, one has to deal with captcha for every other email. This should be eliminated due to lack of accessibility amongst the blind.
  • Kenny