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Re: Accessible CAPTCHA

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From: Rahul Gonsalves
Date: Jul 2, 2009 9:10PM

On 02-Jul-09, at 11:08 PM, Moore,Michael wrote:

> Not to be a stick in the mud, but how exactly would this work for
> someone who was deaf/blind. I continue to maintain that there is no
> such thing as an accessible CAPTCHA.

Some people have mooted the idea of using questions/answers instead of
images.

One such implementation:
http://devot-ee.com/add-ons/extensions/accessible-captcha/

For those times when a CAPTCHA /is/ inaccessible, solona.net seems to
have a solution:
http://www.evengrounds.com/blog/human-aided-accessible-captcha-solona

And, last click - A Proposal for an Accessible CAPTCHA:
http://www.standards-schmandards.com/2005/captcha/

Best,
- Rahul.