Librarian in Black Blog – Sarah Houghton

From Wired News, an article on how spam is affecting blind computer users more than their sighted colleagues. From the article:

Think looking at spam is offensive? Try listening to it. For the millions of blind and visually impaired Internet users around the world, using text-to-speech software is often the only way to check e-mail. But as the spam problem gets worse, more and more of those users are finding that having their e-mail read aloud can be a minefield. Listening to the next message in the inbox may reveal an important letter from an old friend or, more often, an embarrassing ad for penis-enhancement therapy.