On an emotional level I totally agree, however, IMHO captchas are a necessary evil in many circumstances. For example, I'm glad that a bot can not easily reset the password of my paypal account. I really can not conceptualize how this could be done differently. Others have suggested random questions such as "what is 2 plus 2?", but a web application could easily defeat that.
Though my hearing is perfect, I find audio alternatives useless, and wonder if there is a way they can render it clearer while keeping it out of reach of the current voice recognition state of the art? Meanwhile I'm grateful for Webvisum!! Best regards. Geoff ----- Original Message ----- From: Matthew Chao To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 7:45 AM Subject: Re: ZCaptcha - a new web service for dealing with Captchas andMetakine Mini-Bundle sale reminder Hi, Lynne. I fully agree with what you said. Add to that, audio captias that can't be understood no matter how many times one listens to them being repeated. Just because one has a disability doesn't mean that one should have to pay a la cart for things that non-disabled take for granted. Captias definitely fall into this category. Matthew Chao At 05:22 AM 9/16/2012, you wrote: >Hello everybody > >As somebody who is not visually impaired, looking in, so to speak, I >have one major problem with these services. Why, I'd like to know, >should it be that those of you who happen to have the misfortune to >be visually impaired, should be forced to pay yet again for a >facility of websites etc. to which the rest of us have free access? >This really does leave a very bad taste in my mouth, so to speak, >(again). Visually impaired people often seem to get a very roar deal >and it's high time that these websites were regulated so that >accessibility for all was enforced, not just set out as a guide line. > >It's wrong, I believe, that blind and visually impaired people >should be blocked in this way, if they don't happen to have either >some means of cracking these screen shots or a visually abled person >to hand. Sorry for the rant; but I honestly believe this kind of >prejudicial practice, not to mention those seeking to profit from >it, should be banned. > >I understand that developers need to recoup their costs and that >website owners need to protect themselves against malicious threats. >But the practice of denying access without a lot of hassle to those >who are already very much disadvantaged should be outlawed. > >Lynne > ><--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > >To reply to this post, please address your message to >mac-access@mac-access.net > >You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access >forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: ><http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >or at the public Mail Archive: ><http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: ><http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > >The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, >virus and worm-free! > >Please remember to update your membership options periodically by >visiting the list website at: ><http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
