Captcha Fail Leaves Blind People Unable To Sign ‘We The People’ Petition To Help The Blind
Posted in: Today's ChiliThanks in part to a dreaded Captcha code on the White House’s petitions website, it’s nearly impossible for blind web users to sign a “We The People” petition seeking support for an international treaty intended to help … the blind.
The treaty would make it easier for the blind to access creative works by offering certain exceptions to copyright law and permitting such works to be shared across borders. It had seen decades of inaction before being brought to the World Intellectual Property Organization in 2008 and has since received wavering support from the White House.
Politico reported this week that the National Federation for the Blind is now up in arms over the required use of a Captcha code to register and begin signing any petitions on the White House website, including one in support of the treaty.
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