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From: Ella Yu
Date: Dec 1, 2015 10:06AM

Yeah,=20but=20I=20think=20if=20the=20captcha=20could=20be=20like=20a=20math=
=20question=20or=20
word=20or=20something=20that=20is=20displayed=20on=20the=20page=20instead=20=
of=20as=20an=20
image,=20maybe=20it'll=20solve=20the=20problem.

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Jordan=20Wilson=20< <EMAIL REMOVED>
To:=20WebAIM=20Discussion=20List=20< <EMAIL REMOVED>
Date=20sent:=20Tue,=201=20Dec=202015=2016:59:28=20+0000
Subject:=20Re:=20[WebAIM]=20Captcha=20images

Ella,

Making=20CAPTCHAS=20more=20accessible=20is=20very=20difficult=20as=20there=
=20will=20
almost
always=20be=20someone=20who=20cannot=20complete=20it.=20There=20are=20some=
=20
=C5=92better'
implementations=20of=20CAPTCHA=20available=20but=20none=20that=20are=20
perfect.Check=20out
the=20second=20link=20for=20some=20details.=20Unless=20a=20site=20has=20a=20=
serious=20
bot/attack
threat,=20its=20usually=20best=20to=20use=20a=20non-CAPTCHA=20alternative.

W3=20abstract=20on=20the=20inaccessibility=20of=20CAPTCHA=20and=20some=20
alternatives:
http://www.w3.org/TR/turingtest/

List=20of=20CAPTCHA=20options=20and=20CAPTCHA=20alternative=20options:
http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/wiki/Captcha_Alternatives_and_thoughts





On=2012/1/15,=2010:42=20AM,=20"WebAIM-Forum=20on=20behalf=20of=20Ella=20Yu"=

< <EMAIL REMOVED> =20on=20behalf=20of=20
<EMAIL REMOVED>
wrote:

Hi=20all,
I=20am=20concerned=20about=20a=20major=20accessibility=20issue=20to=20do=20=
with
security=20captchas.=20I=20am=20fraid=20this=20is=20true=20with=20not=20onl=
y=20braille
notetakers,=20but=20I=20am=20afraid=20this=20also=20applies=20to=20screen=20=
readers.
Do=20you=20think=20it=20is=20possible=20to=20make=20captchas=20more=20acces=
sible?
Thanks=20in=20advance,
Ella
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