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RE: Apache Authentication

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From: Rick
Date: Mar 24, 2006 2:20AM

Thank you!

On 23 Mar 2006 at 9:06, Patrick Lauke wrote:
> The authentication triggers a standard browser dialog, which should be
> just as accessible as any other browser dialog.

True. It's a general problem. What I really meant to ask is
"Is Apache authentication accessible to users who don't browse visually",
expecting the answer "yes" (which I think is your answer).


> > I know that entering passwords can be a problem for some
> > dyslexic users,
> But how do you solve that in any other situation in which they need
> to enter a password (e.g. on other login forms etc)? Is it an actual
> problem at all? Is there any evidence for this?

I'm not dyslexic myself. People who are dyslexic have told me it is a
problem for them. The solution is unsatisfactory and cannot be
recommended to anyone using a public machine -- type the password in a
text editor, inspect carefully, then copy & paste into the dialog.

> The font size follows the size of any other browser/OS dialogs, so
> I'd say it's no more a problem for users with visual impairments than
> any other dialog.

True. All browser dialogs can be a problem, and the problem can be
significant. For examples, see our screen dumps at
http://hackneysilversurfers.org.uk/test1/pics/
For some people, standard browser dialogs are almost unusable.
Risky workaround: same as above, using a word processor set to a
suitably large font size.

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