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Re: Making A Better CAPTCHA For the Visually Impaired And Making Captions More Available To The Hearing Impaired

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From: samir menon
Date: Apr 17, 2013 7:42PM

Thanks so much for the feedback Elle!
You're right in saying that there definitely a bunch of ways I can make the
site more accesible. In some ways, it's a bit hypocritical of me to have a
page with such poor accessibility when my project is, in itself, about
making the web more accessible. I really like the accesible audio player
example that you sent me, so I'll probably try to use that to ensure that
everyone on every browser can hear the CAPTCHA.

I'll work on those issues tonight and tomorrow evening, and in addition to
what you mentioned, try actually using the page using a screenreader. I'll
update everyone when I finish.

Thanks,
~Samir



On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 9:24 PM, Elle < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Samir:
>
> I believe I understand why Lucy's experiencing some problems accessing your
> audio content. There are some technical accessibility issues with your page
> that need to be addressed first before you will get much out of user
> testing. After just a few minutes, here are some starting points to fix
> the page, things that I would consider must-have support features:
>
>
> - *Perceivable:* I recommend some more browser testing if you want this
> to be a popular alternative to CAPTCHA solutions in use today. Using
> Windows, Firefox 20, the audio player does not visually display
> (screenshot
> of page:http://i.imgur.com/Qef7IVL.png).
>
> - *Operable:* The audio player is not keyboard accessible using Chrome
> 26, Firefox 20, or Internet Explorer 10. Some recommended reading on
> keyboard accessibility, ARIA, and focus path (because I suspect that
> will
> be the next hurdle for you):
> -- Terrill Thompson's accessible audio player (just tested it again,
> still working for me!): http://www.terrillthompson.com/music/aap/
> -- ARIA best practices (and focus path management):
> http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices/
>
> - *Understandable:* The label for the text entry is missing a FOR
> attribute that will tie it to the input field's ID attribute. These two
> elements must be associated programmatically in order for all users to
> understand their relationship. For example, instead
> of <label>Caption:</label>, you should have <label
> for="responsenew">Caption:</label> where "responsenew" is the ID
> attribute
> for the text input field.
>
> - *Robust:* I think it would be beneficial if you did consider offering
> multiple ways that users could access the audio content. Your suggestion
> about an MP3 may be the answer. Either way, please ensure that your
> CAPTCHA
> does not depend on a very specific combination of browsers,
> technologies,
> or assistive technology to support it.
>
>
> Again, that wasn't a full review or anything, but I figured it would help
> to provide you some initial technical feedback before you run into any more
> problems.
>
>
> All the best,
> Elle
>
> If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the people to gather wood,
> divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast
> and endless sea.
> - Antoine De Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 8:44 PM, Elle < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > Samir:
> >
> > I just wanted to tell you, as someone who has been a rather outspoken
> > critic of CAPTCHAs, that I find your project idea really creative and
> > inspiring. Once the technical pieces are worked out, I look forward to
> > seeing how it will both benefit the groups of users that you mentioned
> and
> > hopefully increase the overall usability of CAPTCHA for everyone. In
> > short, what a cool idea!
> >
> > I'll do a little testing and provide some feedback shortly.
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Elle
> >
> > If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the people to gather wood,
> > divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the
> vast
> > and endless sea.
> > - Antoine De Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 8:37 PM, Lucy Greco < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hello:
> >> I can't find a way to hear the audio I find a here link on the page and
> >> edit field to put the answer in and a check answer button and a give up
> >> button how do I play the audio Lucy
> >>
> >> Lucia Greco
> >> Web Access Analyst
> >> IST-Campus Technology Services
> >> University of California, Berkeley
> >> (510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
> >> http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
> >> Follow me on twitter @accessaces
> >>
> >>
> >>