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Originally Posted by Crystal
I'm really hoping Marc can install a captcha program and it would be nice if we could ban a certain email address from registering (mail.ru) to help limit the amount of spam. BTW, Marc should be back around over his Christmas break. He has been very busy working on his Ph.D. He will be upgrading the forum software at that time and any changes to board policy will also be made at that time…
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Hi Crystal, please ask MARC to include an audio option if he installs a CAPTCHA program.
The CAPTCHA test is a big problem for blind people using screen reader software, as the screen reader, of course, cannot decipher an image code. This causes problems for me whenever I need to use a site which has not provided an audio alternative.
Earlier this year, I lodged a complaint against the Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA), a federal government agency (which, among other things, oddly regulates Internet activities), for failing to provide an audio option for a CAPTCHA test on a site they launched for a Do-not-call register. Not only was the registration form protected by a CAPTCHA test, but so was the feedback form, which meant I could not even contact the agency online to alert them to the problem. This violated federal laws related to accessible information and services. The problem was eventually rectified. In fact, the audio option on the site (“linked is labelled Play Security code”) is one of the best I have used. Here’s a link to the site if Marc wants to check it out.
https://www.donotcall.gov.au/regNumber.cfm
Thanks.
Tethys