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Wouldn't an obscurely named username field hurt accessibility? People using screen readers probably wouldn't be able to register.
by rkon 15y ago
Wouldn't an obscurely named username field hurt accessibility? People using screen readers probably wouldn't be able to register.
- function_seven 15y agoThat's a very fundamental conflict when implementing these types of anti-spam measures. Unfortunately anything that is screen reader friendly is often spam-bot friendly, (or, anything that is unfriendly to spam-bots will also be unfriendly to screen-readers) as both entities are programs that attempt to parse a web page. Maybe include a link near the start of the form that says something like, "Screen-readers, follow this link."? The link would be to a one-time use page that is sane and accessible. I don't know...