#37104 [NEW]: CAPTCHA excludes some users

From: root at springtimesoftware dot com Operating system: Irrelevant PHP version: Irrelevant PHP Bug Type: Website problem Bug description: CAPTCHA excludes some users Description: ------------ Some users of the php.net website, specifically blind users, are excluded from participation in bug reporting due to the use of CAPTCHA. You can find an example of this on page bugs.php.net/report.php. The instructions are, "CAPTCHA: Type into this box... (help) If this image is hard to read, reload the page." These instructions do not help blind and visually impaired people. No matter how many times they reload the page, the CAPTCHA image will not be readable. Furthermore, the "help" link is useless. It simply displays the following text: "CAPTCHA Help Some forms on the PHP Bugs website use CAPTCHAs in order to avoid our getting spammed. "This page provides further information once you view a form which requires a CAPTCHA."' Please change to a form of CAPTCHA that does not discriminate against people who have sensory deficits. If you do not know how to do this, feel free to contact me and I will try to help. By the way, in case you believe this problem affects only blind people, just wait until you get a little older and your eyesight deteriorates! David Spector Webmaster, Massachusetts Alliance of Visually Impaired Students Reproduce code: --------------- (irrelevant) Expected result: ---------------- (irrelevant) Actual result: -------------- (irrelevant) -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=37104&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37104&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37104&r=trysnapshot51 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37104&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37104&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37104&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37104&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37104&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37104&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37104&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37104&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37104&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37104&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37104&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37104&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37104&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37104&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37104&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37104&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37104&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37104&r=mysqlcfg