WebAIM - Web Accessibility In Mind

E-mail List Archives

Re: Inaccessible captia and WCAG 2.0, level a compliance.

for

From: Nancy Johnson
Date: Feb 2, 2011 10:39AM

Our software engineer found a transparent captcha. I don't know much
about it, but seemed like a perfect solution both for accessibility
and usability.

Nancy

On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 8:07 AM, Andrew Kirkpatrick < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Under 1.1.1 Non-text Content: All non-text content that is presented to the user has a text alternative that serves the equivalent purpose, except for the situations listed below. (Level A)
>
> CAPTCHA: If the purpose of non-text content is to confirm that content is being accessed by a person rather than a computer, then text alternatives that identify and describe the purpose of the non-text content are provided, and alternative forms of CAPTCHA using output modes for different types of sensory perception are provided to accommodate different disabilities.
>
> Thanks,
> AWK
>
> Andrew Kirkpatrick
> Group Product Manager, Accessibility
> Adobe Systems
>
> <EMAIL REMOVED>
> http://twitter.com/awkawk
> http://blogs.adobe.com/accessibility
>
>
>