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From: Tim Harshbarger
Date: Nov 5, 2014 4:55AM

I appreciate this potential CAPTCHA solution being shared. I also think it is important to understand what the potential shortcomings of any particular solution might be. In this case, it sounds like this solution doesn't address the needs of users who are deaf-blind. Is that correct?

I think that brings up an interesting question that might be useful to discuss here for the edification of everyone.

Are there accessibility solutions for CAPTCHA's that work specifically well for users who are deaf-blind? Are there solutions that be combined with other accessibility solutions to try to improve the accessibility/usability disaster that CAPTCHAs seem to create? What kind of real world success have people had trying to solve the CAPTCHA accessibility problem? How many different ways can we solve this kind of problem?

I understand that there is good information on why CAPTCHA's shouldn't be used at all. Unfortunately, I suspect many accessibility advocates and experts run into the situation where we can't persuade people to drop CAPTCHA. So, when we are stuck with a bad situation, what can we do to make the best out of it?

Any thoughts?