Re: Captcha alternatives

Hi, Judy:

There's a W3C Note last updated late 2019 on the topic of CAPTCHA here:

http://www.w3.org/TR/turingtest


It's possible this document may be updated in 2022. However, there are
no specific plans for another update just yet.

Best,

Janina

Judy Christianson writes:
> Good morning,
> I know this subject has come up before in this group but could not find the related emails on Captcha.
> I realize that captchas are not very accessible but what are some alternative ways that captchas can work for everyone?
> Alternative text can be added to the images or a voice narration were some of the alternatives I have read.
> If captchas are wanted because they mitigate spam attacks, what alternatives are there?
> Looking forward to your comments.
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Received on Wednesday, 13 October 2021 14:54:01 UTC