Re: Accessible reCaptcha Was: Bookmarking web links - authoritativeness or focused searching

From: Thomas Dowling <tdowling_at_nyob>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 16:24:12 -0400
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
On 10/02/2009 03:53 PM, Casey Durfee wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 8:39 AM, MJ Ray <mjr_at_phonecoop.coop> wrote:
> ...However, I've yet to
>> see an implementation of recaptcha that is accessible and does not
>> needlessly insult users with impaired vision.  Even the one on
>> recaptcha.net includes the fully-abled=human insults.
>>
>>
> The space shuttle is not wheelchair-accessible.  Is that a reason not to go
> to the moon?  Are non-astronauts less than human?

If the shuttle's door were the only barrier to wheelchair-bound astronauts, I'd
certainly expect NASA to redesign it.

If your captcha is the only barrier to letting vision-impaired users access
your site, I expect you to redesign it.

-- 
Thomas Dowling
tdowling_at_ohiolink.edu
Received on Fri Oct 02 2009 - 16:24:48 EDT