The last time I encountered one of these check boxes labeled “I am not a robot” and checked it, I was confronted with an image captcha, anyway. So this system is not foolproof.
Gerald From: Brad Martin Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2016 11:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: A Win Against Captchas; I'll take it A couple of years ago we had a discussion on this list about tax preparation software that was accessible. At the time, I recommended MyFreeTaxes.com as basically accessible, with the exception of a captcha at the end and a few flakey buttons here and there. Then last year, my colleagues at United Way Worldwide heard me, and pushed the software provider to do something about it, and we got an audio captcha. That might have actually happened two years ago. Anyway, fast forward to this year. Tonight I filed my taxes using MyFreeTaxes.com. There was a "captcha" frame, but interestingly, it didn't have a captcha. It had a checkbox I had to check (with the space bar as usual) that said something like, "I'm not a robot." It seems like I've seen this once or twice before, but it makes you wonder why more companies don't use it. I must say I was happy with the solution, which served my purposes, cost me nothing, and was 100% accessible with JAWS 15, Firefox and Windows 7. In previous years, I think I eventually had to switch to Internet Explorer to finish the job for some reason or another, but not this year. Indeed this was the smoothest experience I have had using MyFreeTaxes, and this is my fourth year to use it. For those who need to know, the income limit is $62,000 this year, and it really is a smooth experience from start to finish with JAWS. How often can we say that? Hope this helps you. Brad -- Brad Martin [email protected] My Facebook page where I post online shopping coupons and deals: facebook.com/ucoupons My SmarterBucks signup link
