Which means that when Firefox 45 is released in the near future, the only
means for solving image captchas for us blind folks will be Rumola, unless
you hang onto an earlier version of Firefox that allows Webvisum to work.
Gerald
-----Original Message-----
From: Adrian Spratt
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 11:56 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: What is the issue with Captchas?
It works only with Firefox, and regrettably, the current version of Firefox
does not support it without some tinkering. Future versions of Firefox won't
support it at all.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dacia Cole [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 11:53 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: What is the issue with Captchas?
I've heard of webvisum what is Rumola and which browsers does it work
with? I like webvisum and find it very helpful.
thanks,
Dacia
On 1/6/16, Adrian Spratt <[email protected]> wrote:
Brian,
Actually, numerous websites that manage crucial, private data do not use
CAPTCHA, including investment brokers, major banks, bar associations and
all
the stores where I do business. Even Amazon, which other listers are
criticizing right now, doesn’t make CAPTCHA universal (I for one have
never
encountered it there), and the company has made alternative access
relatively simple for those who do. So no, CAPTCHA is not needed. At every
stage of my life, I have benefited from those who insist that something
can
be done and that lack of accessibility is inexcusable. It’s unfortunate
that
there remain apologists for inaccessibility, especially among those who
work
with disabled people ostensibly toward achieving independence. Hardships
are
real and should be acknowledged, but obstacles must be resisted.
From: Brian Vogel [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 11:37 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: What is the issue with Captchas?
Adrian,
I am not, repeat not, dismissing the concerns expressed here nor
the entirely legitimate frustration and anger. What I am trying to do is
to
make people aware of the intent and purpose of Captchas, how they came
about, and the fact that they were a resounding success at achieving what
they had as their intention to achieve. That does not remove the fact
that
they are a barrier and substitutes need to be found.
There also seems to be a lack of awareness on the part of many
who
hate Captchas that replacements have to be developed, and that takes time.
Even if the very first person who complained against Captchas was heard,
loud and clear, the reason that they are used is legitimate, and the
damage
that resulted before they were invented was significant enough that a
"cost-benefit" analysis comes out in favor of keeping them, even as they
pose a barrier until their replacement can be phased in. No sane company
is going to re-open itself to the kind of bot attacks that these worked so
brilliantly to thwart. There are actually considerations other than
accessibility that have equal or greater weight at times. I am more than
willing to be pilloried for saying that. Even as someone who works with
and
advocates for individuals with visual impairments, this was/is one of
those
times. This, too, shall pass, and is passing. But no company should be
expected to go back to throwing open the gates; that's just not realistic,
and that's the sad truth even if absolutely no workaround exists.
Brian
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