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Introduction to Web Accessibility

15 CAPTCHA

A CAPTCHA is a type of challenge-response test used in computing as an attempt to ensure that the response is generated by a person. The process usually involves a computer asking a user to complete a simple test which the computer is able to grade. These tests are designed to be easy for a computer to generate, but difficult for a computer to solve, so that if a correct solution is received, it can be presumed to have been entered by a human. A common type of CAPTCHA requires the user to type letters or digits from a distorted image that appears on the screen, and such tests are commonly used to prevent unwanted internet bots from accessing websites.

CAPTCHA, Wikipedia

One of the most popular CAPTCHA systems is reCAPTCHA, from Google, which boasts to be accessible to blind users:

Screenshot of reCAPTCHA website