[joeraut]

> You have to be a non-blind person to pass the Turing test, as Cloudflare does not offer a handicap option.

(Edit: not sure if the above is true.)

I was quite surprised to see this. Much effort has been put into making the web more accessible; it’s a shame if an otherwise accessible site is blocked behind a non-accessible captcha wall.

[MattGaiser]

Captchas have long been hated in the accessibility community though, so even if inaccurate, it seems to be a common sentiment.

[abiogenesis]

https://blog.cloudflare.com/moving-from-recaptcha-to-hcaptch...

> [...] it has a robust solution for visually impaired and other users with accessibility challenges [...]

[anjel]

The way that works is the now 30 year old Americans with Disability Act understandably never contemplated captchas. So legal enforcement can be pursued in the courts only employing the weaker "violates the spirit of the law" legal argument..[1] And so it goes.[2]

[1] https://captcha.com/accessibility/ada-captcha.html

[2] Linda Ellerbee

[calmworm]

I don’t even think this part of the article/blurb is true.

Edit: I stand corrected, looks like Cloudflare recently moved to hCaptcha, which does not offer an “a11y” option.

[h3h3]

"How it works: first, an accessibility user signs up at this URL, which is linked in the hCaptcha widget info page. They are given an encrypted cookie that can be used several times per day, but must be refreshed every 24 hours via login."

https://www.hcaptcha.com/accessibility

[kiwijamo]

How on earth is this considered a reasonable accommodation for people with access needs? Stinks of something created with no consultation whatsoever with the accessibility community.

[gsich]

This is bad on so many levels, for starters that you need yet another account.