Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=37104&edit=1

 ID:               37104
 Updated by:       [email protected]
 Reported by:      root at springtimesoftware dot com
 Summary:          CAPTCHA excludes some users
-Status:           Feedback
+Status:           No Feedback
 Type:             Bug
 Package:          Website problem
 Operating System: Irrelevant
 PHP Version:      Irrelevant
 Private report:   N

 New Comment:

No feedback was provided. The bug is being suspended because
we assume that you are no longer experiencing the problem.
If this is not the case and you are able to provide the
information that was requested earlier, please do so and
change the status of the bug back to "Open". Thank you.


Previous Comments:
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[2010-03-09 19:39:21] [email protected]

How does the new style of captcha work for blind / visually impaired now?

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[2008-11-29 17:35:06] [email protected]

Not a big audience, but we may as well join the 2000's and use a more friendly 
approach. reCaptcha being implemented sounds fine to me. Not exactly sure how 
the reCaptcha "private key" would work for us exactly (in CVS) but it being 
revealed is not a major problem.

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[2008-11-29 16:37:47] [email protected]

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?

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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



Reproduce code:
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Expected result:
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Actual result:
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