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[Gene Costanza]

mikez,

Can you top post when you reply please? It's difficult to read a reply when
you have to scroll down 200 lines, then scroll back up to refer to the
original. Thanks...



>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: talk-bounces at lists.nyphp.org 
>>>[mailto:talk-bounces at lists.nyphp.org] On Behalf Of 
>>>mikesz at qualityadvantages.com
>>>Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 2:44 AM
>>>To: NYPHP Talk
>>>Subject: Re: [nycphp-talk] accessibility issue, how to solve?
>>>
>>>
>>>Hello mikesz,
>>>
>>>Friday, October 17, 2008, 7:14:00 PM, you wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello NYPHP,
>>>
>>>> I know I am going to get some heat for this one but here goes...
>>>
>>>> Let me preface this by definitively stating that I am 
>>>categorically 
>>>> NOT making a request for information on how to hack into a system. 
>>>> This is a legitimate programming problem that I am trying to solve.
>>>
>>>> I have a situation where a visually impaired user needs to 
>>>pass his 
>>>> username and password to a forum via a php script (preferably) for 
>>>> obvious reasons he can not physically pass the info himself. He is 
>>>> using a text reader software so once he is logged in to 
>>>the forum at 
>>>> least he is able to participate or a least read the 
>>>contents of the 
>>>> threads.
>>>
>>>> The Forum Software provider has been pretty proactive in coding 
>>>> "injection prevention" methods so passing the username and 
>>>password 
>>>> via a script may not be possible.
>>>
>>>> Any accessibility experts got any suggestions on how to solve this 
>>>> problem.
>>>
>>>> TIA for any help.
>>>
>>>
>>>I got only one reply to this post. I solved the problem with 
>>>a simple html form and a javascript submit so that the blind 
>>>person that needed the access just needs to click on an html 
>>>link if anyone was interested. The script runs on the local 
>>>computer and automatically logs them into their account much 
>>>like a keystroke capture program would do.
>>>
>>>-- 
>>>Best regards,
>>> mikesz                            
>>>mailto:mikesz at qualityadvantages.com
>>>
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