Eric Hellman wrote: > Are you arguing that reCaptcha cannot be accessible or that it is > incorrectly implemented on this site? Primarily that it is incorrectly implemented. 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. > Usually recaptcha is a good example of a robot blocker that is > accessible to print-disabled users. My impairments are quite mild (short-sighted with some contrast/light problems - the photo on my website is a few years old, before I had to wear my glasses all the time - oh vanity and laziness; and hearing problems in one ear) but still recaptcha is a pain in the eye. Maybe it's worse for impaired users, than print-disabled ones like you? > The notion that javascript cannot > be used in an accessible website is obsolete (it's not 2000 any more). > There are javascript techniques that make sites inaccessible, just as > there are html techniques that make the site accessible. There are > javascript techniques that INCREASE accessibility. Of course there are, but surely even the most enthusiastic javascript advocate accepts that the sites using javascript in ways that harm accessibility far outweigh the numbers using it well today? So, it's reasonable if script execution permission defaults to denied and is enabled site-by-site for now. However, I wasn't complaining about the javascript use, just noting that you might find it easier to start seeing the "check you're a human" nastiness by switching javascript off. "View Source" might work just as well, depending on how it has been implemented. > I've recently been learning about accessibility issues [...] Thank you. I wish everyone did. I've been learning about accessibility issues since my eyesight started to deteriorate and my hearing was damaged. This isn't an add-on issue for me. It's vital for web use. Regards, -- MJ Ray (slef) LMS developer and webmaster at | software www.software.coop http://mjr.towers.org.uk | .... co IMO only: see http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html | .... op