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Internet Explorer 9 beta hands-on - a mixed bag for accessibility

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Microsoft has released a public beta of the new Internet Explorer (IE) 9, and while it appears to live up to its reputation of being a very fast web browser, certain accessibility changes will receive praise from some and concern others.

First, the new version of the browser remains fast.  IE9 works differently to other web browsers in that it makes better use of the graphics card and Windows features to speed up image download times, and on most computers it succeeds. This test was done on a basic Asus Eee PC running Windows 7. There was a substantial performance increase, making IE9 more competitive against browsers such as Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.

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eBay makes buying and selling online more accessible

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eBay, the world's largest provider of online auctions, has recently launched a number of changes to its website to make it more accessible when buying and selling goods.

The initiatives focused mainly on making the website more accessible to people who are blind or vision impaired and use screen readers, and the creation of comprehensive online resources to assist screen reader users that are experiencing eBay for the first time.

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Media Access Australia finalist in Internet Best Practice Awards

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Media Access Australia has been listed as a finalist in the Accessibility Category of the 2010 Australia and New Zealand Internet Best Practice Awards. 

Organised by The Australian Domain Name Administrator (auDA) and Internet NZ, the awards recognise those who continue to make the Internet more secure, open, accessible and diverse for all.

Media Access Australia’s submission focused on our support and actively promotion of improvements in media access towards international best practice by identifying affordable and accessible mainstream technological solutions, and by providing useful information on how they can be implemented.

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Facebook patent for 'social CAPTCHA' fails on accessibility

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Facebook Inc. has filed a patent application for a ‘social CAPTCHA’ system that has a high probability of being inaccessible to people who are blind or vision impaired.

A CAPTCHA is a challenge-response test that was originally created to ensure that the response given was from a human rather than from a computer. A common type of CAPTCHA requires that the user type letters or digits from a distorted image that appears on the screen. There are accessible alternatives to CAPTCHAs for people who are blind or vision impaired, such as audible CAPTCHA or a new CAPTCHA solution that asks you to slide an icon across the screen with either the mouse or keyboard

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