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Subject: Captchas and Accessibility
A year ago I tried to create an account and was unable to do so because of the many captchas involved in the process.
(I am totally blind.)
I couldn't even put in a request for help because such submissions also involve a captcha.
Somehow I got in contact with one of your administrators,
perhaps through a public email like this, and he created an account for me.
username=Eklhad
Fair enough.
That was a one-time hassle and I thought that was the end of it, but the problems persist.
I cannot edit my article, or anybody's article, or make a submission,
or ask a question, or anything, without running into more captchas.
Once the account is created I believe these security measures should stop, or at the very least they should stop for my account or other such flagged accounts.
I have already logged in with my password; that should be sufficient; I shouldn't need to verify every submission with a captcha.
That's my opinion anyways, and if you disagree I understand, but that means your website is entirely inaccessible to me, at least as a contributor.
Some sites provide audio captchas as an alternative, although they have their limitations.
I hope you can resolve this issue.
A website such as yours, with global visibility, should also be a leader in the area of accessibility.
Meantime I guess I'll ask my wife to help me make the small change I want to make.