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From: Ann Pennington
Date: Dec 1, 2015 2:00PM

Google's reCAPTCHA has been updated in a way that is much more accessible than in the past, as discussed in a Google blog post:
https://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2014/12/are-you-robot-introducing-no-captcha.html

And the Simply Accessible team tested the accessibility of the updated noCAPTCHA reCAPTCHA with positive results:
http://simplyaccessible.com/article/googles-no-captcha/

Best regards,
Ann


> On Dec 1, 2015, at 2:41 PM, Lucy Greco < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> all of these other options you are talking about have been tried. the
> problem is blind people are not the only people with disability on the
> web. if its a math problem a person that has a math learning disability
> will be blocked. and a word game like the logic problem will make it hard
> if the person is not a English speaker or has a cognitive disability this
> is a long time problem but a lot of people are working on it and maybe one
> day we will find a good answer. lucy
>
> On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 11:43 AM, rjaquiss < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>> Hello Ella:
>>
>> I have seen CAPTCHAs that use math questions or simple logic questions
>> such as, "What is larger, a dog or a horse?"
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Robert
>>
>>
>> >> >> >> >>
>
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> Lucia Greco
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> IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
> University of California, Berkeley
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