9169 2010-02-28 12:17:10 +0000 Consider adding a CAPTCHA example 2011-01-01 21:42:24 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG pre-LC1 alt techniques (editor: Steven Faulkner) unspecified PC All CLOSED FIXED http://dev.w3.org/html5/alt-techniques/ a11y, a11y_text-alt P2 normal --- 9216 1 laura.lee.carlson faulkner.steve faulkner.steve mike public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 32733 0 laura.lee.carlson 2010-02-28 12:17:10 +0000 It would be helpful to add a CAPTCHA example that is in accord with WCAG2 to "HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives": http://dev.w3.org/html5/alt-techniques/ Current HTML5 Spec example: <label>What does this image say? <img src="captcha.cgi?id=8934" title="CAPTCHA"> <input type=text name=captcha></label> (If you cannot see the image, you can use an <a href="?audio">audio</a> test instead.)</p> http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/text-level-semantics.html#unknown-images HTML Action 54 Example: http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/Action54AltAttribute#CAPTCHA_Images WCAG 2.0 Technique G143 recommends, if a CAPTCHA test asks the user to type in text that is displayed in an obscured image, the text alternative is "Type the word in the image". http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-WCAG20-TECHS-20071211/G143.html Related WCAG 2 Technique: http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-WCAG20-TECHS-20071211/G144.html Thanks. 32736 1 faulkner.steve 2010-02-28 19:32:24 +0000 EDITOR'S RESPONSE: This is an Editor's Response to your comment. If you are satisfied with this response, please change the state of this bug to CLOSED. If you have additional information and would like the editor to reconsider, please reopen this bug. If you would like to escalate the issue to the full HTML Working Group, please add the TrackerRequest keyword to this bug, and suggest title and text for the tracker issue; or you may create a tracker issue yourself, if you are able to do so. For more details, see this document: <http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy.html>. Status: Accepted Change Description: have added a section on captcha images, note: the checkin schedule for the draft is not that regular for the moment, so may be a few days or so until it shows up in the draft. Rationale: I had overlooked the captcha image case. Thanks for suggesting it. 38403 2 cooper 2010-09-02 13:42:53 +0000 Bug triage sub-team notes the task force has an interest in this but does not need to prioritize its work on these. Steve and the reporters can follow the usual process on these. 43743 3 laura.lee.carlson 2011-01-01 21:42:24 +0000 Thanks for adding this, Steve. http://dev.w3.org/html5/alt-techniques/#captcha