RE: ACTION-52: Write "password" need

Laura,

Interesting. 

I did find one of theirs also and tried it and as Jonathan states, it was very hard to hear, the audio quality was extremely poor. For a blind user, they did not give enough time between hearing what they say and hearing what the screenreader says back as I keyed in the prompted letters. 

I just thought that they might have implemented something that would be something to look at and be of value. Their own writeup sounded like they put a lot of design thought in to it.
Perhaps for blind users , yes, but not for low vision users.

Regards,

Alan

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From: Laura Carlson
Sent: Monday, May 2, 2016 4:53 PM
To: ALAN SMITH
Cc: Rochford, John; public-low-vision-a11y-tf
Subject: Re: ACTION-52: Write "password" need

Hi Alan,

I just checked Google's Recaptcha when setting up an alert for Google
Scoloar. It still does not work. A person is still presented with
distorted photos to identify. No audio option is available.

Kindest regards,
Laura

On 5/2/16, ALAN SMITH <alands289@gmail.com> wrote:
> With the changes to many CAPTCHA widgets to support an audio option that the
> user listens to and then enters the same numbers/letters, does that add to
> how you are writing up CAPTCHAs?
>
> See googles redesign at: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/index.html
>
> Alan
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>
> From: Laura Carlson
> Sent: Monday, May 2, 2016 1:43 PM
> To: Rochford, John
> Cc: public-low-vision-a11y-tf
> Subject: Re: ACTION-52: Write "password" need
>
> Hi John,
>
> Nice job! Thank you for writing this up.
>
> One thing that we may want to add is that CAPTCHAs may not only
> present distorted text visually but also distorted images.
>
> Check our Use Case Wiki page for sample linked images:
> https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/low-vision-a11y-tf/wiki/Use_Case_Solutions#Fatigue
>
> Kindest Regards,
> Laura
>
> On 5/1/16, Rochford, John <john.rochford@umassmed.edu> wrote:
>> HI Jim and All,
>>
>> I have completed ACTION-52: Write "password"
>> need<https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/low-vision-a11y-tf/track/actions/52>. I
>> decided to expand it because we are not yet addressing CAPTCHA and
>> 2-Factor.
>>
>> The text is below. Attached is the HTML to add to the user needs section
>> of
>> the requirements
>> document<https://w3c.github.io/low-vision-a11y-tf/requirements.html#user-needs>.
>> I would have added it myself, but I don't have sufficient privileges.
>>
>> Authentication and Identity Confirmation
>>
>> Most user interfaces are designed to help users complete tasks. However,
>> web
>> security and privacy technologies intentionally introduce barriers to
>> task
>> completion. They require users to perceive more and to do more to
>> complete
>> tasks. Three examples of these technologies are passwords, CAPTCHA, and
>> 2-Factor Authentication.
>>
>>   *   Passwords are words or character strings used for authentication
>> and/or for identity confirmation.
>>   *   CAPTCHA is a website widget, which prevents automated programs from
>> submitting a web form intended for humans, by requiring humans to pass a
>> test. Such tests:
>>      *   present distorted text visually and/or aurally;
>>      *   require users to enter that text into a field; and
>>      *   require users to invoke a submit button.
>>   *   2-factor authentication requires a two-stage process to verify the
>> identity of a user. The user is required to have two of three of the
>> following factors:
>>      *   knowledge, e.g., password or PIN;
>>      *   possession, e.g., mobile device or credit card;
>>      *   inherence, e.g., fingerprint or voice print (via biometric
>> device).
>>
>> Challenges for People with Low Vision
>>
>> Web security and privacy technologies often block people with low vision
>> who
>> may not be able to:
>>
>>   *   discern text they are required to enter and submit;
>>   *   recall text or instructions they have seen or heard;
>>   *   follow multi-step procedures.
>>
>> The scope of the problem is vast because, for examples, people with low
>> vision:
>>
>>   *   are prevented from purchasing goods and registering for services on
>> the millions of websites that employ web security and privacy
>> technologies;
>>   *   may circumvent web security and privacy technologies with insecure
>> techniques/methods;
>>   *   may become so frustrated working through web security and privacy
>> technologies that they relinquish their efforts, and thereby are thwarted
>> from purchasing goods and registering for services;
>>   *   may be unable to become accustomed to a web security and privacy
>> technology because there are multiple versions of it across websites.
>>
>> User Need - Authentication:
>>
>> Easy-to-use web authentication and identity confirmation
>> John
>>
>> John Rochford<http://profiles.umassmed.edu/profiles/display/132901>
>> UMass Medical School/E.K. Shriver Center
>> Director, INDEX Program
>> Instructor, Family Medicine & Community Health
>> www.DisabilityInfo.org
>> Twitter: @ClearHelper<https://twitter.com/clearhelper>
>>
>>
>
>
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> Laura L. Carlson
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