ID: 37104
Updated by: [email protected]
Reported By: root at springtimesoftware dot com
Status: Open
Bug Type: Website problem
Operating System: Irrelevant
PHP Version: Irrelevant
New Comment:
Coming to think about it, is there really a that big audience thats
programming if you're blind? I know its a weakness in our system that we
don't use something like reCAPTCHA but is it a that high demand?
Previous Comments:
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[2008-02-18 11:21:13] [email protected]
Not anymore, thanks to lack of co-operation from the pear people.
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[2007-06-04 15:20:46] [email protected]
Jani is working on a new bugsystem...
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[2007-01-07 18:43:36] [email protected]
We always welcome all the help we possible can get.
And for the record, our CAPTCHA does not only affect
blind, visually impaired or old people.. We _all_ have
problems reading the ******* images.
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[2006-04-17 12:50:08] root at springtimesoftware dot com
Description:
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Some users of the php.net website, specifically blind users, are
excluded from participation in bug reporting due to the use of CAPTCHA.
You can find an example of this on page bugs.php.net/report.php.
The instructions are, "CAPTCHA: Type into this box... (help) If this
image is hard to read, reload the page."
These instructions do not help blind and visually impaired people. No
matter how many times they reload the page, the CAPTCHA image will not
be readable.
Furthermore, the "help" link is useless. It simply displays the
following text:
"CAPTCHA Help
Some forms on the PHP Bugs website use CAPTCHAs in order to avoid our
getting spammed.
"This page provides further information once you view a form which
requires a CAPTCHA."'
Please change to a form of CAPTCHA that does not discriminate against
people who have sensory deficits. If you do not know how to do this,
feel free to contact me and I will try to help.
By the way, in case you believe this problem affects only blind people,
just wait until you get a little older and your eyesight deteriorates!
David Spector
Webmaster,
Massachusetts Alliance of Visually Impaired Students
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