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Re: math captcha (Drupal module)

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From: lists@srinivasu.org
Date: Aug 4, 2014 8:31AM

This is certainly an accessibility issue. As it's part of a form, it should be usable by tabbing while forms mode is ON. I think they can leverage on <fieldset> or so.

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Srinivasu Chakravarthula | PayPal | @csrinivasu
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> On 04-Aug-2014, at 19:38, Dona Patrick < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> I'm evaluating a website for accessibility. This site has a math captcha in
> which the math question is not read while in forms mode by JAWS or NVDA.
> The user can use the up arrow key to hear the question, but it is not read
> when tabbing into the form field.
>
> It is very similar to the captcha on this page:
> http://www.pathstoliteracy.org/technology/typeability-keyboard-instruction-software-jaws-and-magic
> Where, while tabbing into the captcha form field both JAWS and NVDA read
> "Captcha math question star edit. Type in text."
>
> My gut says that this is an accessibility problem but I wanted to check
> with the experts before adding it to my report. Do screen reader users just
> know that if something seems to be missing from a form field to use arrow
> keys to find it or is this a true accessibility issue?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dona
> > >