Last week I was desperately trying to open an account with Google Groups so I could participate in a particular project. All went well until I reached the dreaded captcha. Of course I couldn’t work out the word, so I clicked on the little wheelchair icon to find the supposedly accessible version. But no it wasn’t! To keep out the bots it was as aurally munged as the visual word was. I tried a pair of younger ears to see if age was a barrier, but he couldn’t hear it either. But at least he could read it so I could get in.
I therefore deduce that Google Groups only want people who can see and hear really really well, or who don’t mind not having independent access to be a part of the action. Shame on you Google!
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