Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Looking for feedback on a grad project

There are a lot of implications regarding the queries you pose, Megan. This has been a concern for a very long time now, talked about very quietly by those who are cognizant of this topic. Not only does it have implications for employment of blind people, but, of course, it has implications for the security of every blind computer user. I would state pretty categorically that a public forum of any sort would not be the proper place for this sort of discussion, & I have really mixed emotions about whether or not discussion of the topic in any sort of venue, be it public or private, would serve any real purpose. Disabled people rely on their computers to assist them w/life activities that would either be difficult or impossible to do w/o the aid of a computer, as you very well know. This ksort of discussion could give bad actors all sorts of clues as to how they might compromise blind peoples' machines. There was already 1 incident where a cybercriminal targeted blind users w/some sort of audio program which turned out to be nothing of the sort. I really think if you're going to pursue this, you should seriously consider how to keep both the input & the results from falling into the wrong hands, cuz believe me, Webvisum is child's play compared to the havoc that can be wrought by means of malicious scripts or even a malicious adaptive technology vendor. On 11/18/14, Megan Bening wrote:

Hello all, The reason I didn't want to publish this widely at this Time is because I am worried about it having adverse effects on employment of blind people. Later on I would love to expand this and at that time present at CSUN or such as my thesis. I just wanted to make everyone aware of the plan as it stands because others who agreed to work with us on this project were very apprehensive about adding their $0.02 if the study was going to be published widely. Thanks, Megan

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On Nov 18, 2014, at 10:53 AM, Mika Pyyhkala wrote:

Hi,

Is there any reason you aren't planning to publish an article on this, or present it at conferences?

I think people might be more inclined to participate if the reach of your research will be broader?

You might also think about presenting your findings at conferences like CSUN or info security conferences.

Best, Mika @pyyhkala

-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Megan Bening Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 11:51 AM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Looking for feedback on a grad project

My apologies, My last email was addressed to http://www.marcozehe.de/2014/02/27/why-screen-reader-detection-on-the-web-is... http://www.marcozehe.de/2014/02/27/why-screen-reader-detection-on-the-web-is..., not Vic, and I only realized I had the salutation wrong after I sent it. Best, Megan

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On Nov 18, 2014, at 10:18 AM, Darragh Ó Héiligh wrote:

Darragh

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