Captcha and accessibility
Google reCAPTCHA and other CAPTCHAs block automated bot traffic, but they can also pose challenges for accessibility and testing.
Services like 2Captcha solve accessibility challenges by enabling users to bypass captcha tests, which are often inaccessible to people with visual impairments or other disabilities. This is a vital step in promoting digital inclusivity and compliance with accessibility standards like WCAG.
Challenges
Captchas designed to block bots and protect websites, often create significant barriers for users with disabilities
- Visual Impairment
- Poor Audio Quality
- Cognitive Disabilities
- Motor Disabilities
- Slow Internet
- Foreign Language
Impact on Individuals with Visual Impairments
For individuals with visual impairments, captchas relying on images or text can be indecipherable. These users are unable to interpret visual elements critical to passing such tests.
Limitations of Audio Captchas
Audio captchas, intended as an alternative, are not always effective. Poor audio quality, background noise, or unclear pronunciation often make them just as inaccessible as visual captchas.
Difficulties for People with Cognitive Disabilities
Cognitive disabilities add further complexity. Tasks such as solving puzzles or deciphering distorted text can be overwhelming and challenging for individuals with these impairments, creating additional barriers to access.
Users with Motor Disabilities
Individuals with motor disabilities face difficulty in quickly solving timed CAPTCHAs or interacting with challenges that require precise mouse movements or rapid input.
Low Bandwidth or Slow Internet
CAPTCHAs that rely on heavy graphics or video-based challenges can cause significant delays in loading on low-bandwidth or slow internet connections, frustrating users and hindering access.
Non-Native Language Users
Text or audio CAPTCHAs presented in unfamiliar languages or incorporating region-specific references pose a barrier for non-native speakers, making it difficult for them to complete these challenges effectively.
Improving Accessibility
The recognition service are essential in improving captcha accessibility by enabling users to bypass traditional challenges, ensuring inclusivity for individuals with disabilities.
Quick startSupported captchas
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- Normal Captcha
- reCAPTCHA V2
- Arkose Labs captcha (FunCaptcha)
- GeeTest
- Cloudflare Turnstile
- Capy Puzzle CAPTCHA
- Lemin
- Amazon Captcha
- Text Captcha
- Click Captcha
The process of solving a normal captcha is as follows: we take the captcha image from the page and send it to the 2Captcha service, where an employee solves it typing the indicated text, then the answer is returned to us, which must be entered in the appropriate field to solve the captcha
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The process of solving reCAPTCHA V2 is as follows: we take the captcha parameters from the page in the form of the data-sitekey parameter and the page URL and transfer it to the 2Captcha service, where the employee solves it, then the response is returned to us in the form of a token, which must be entered into the appropriate field for the solution captcha
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The process of solving FunCaptcha by Arkose Labs is as follows: we take a set of necessary parameters from the page of its placement and transfer it to the 2Captcha service, where the employee solves it, after which the answer is returned to us in the form of a set of already other parameters, which must be passed to the appropriate fields to solve the captcha
How to solve
The process of solving GeeTest Captcha is as follows: we take a set of necessary parameters from the page of its placement and transfer it to the 2Captcha service, where the employee solves it, after which the answer is returned to us in the form of a set of already other parameters, which must be passed to the appropriate fields to solve the captcha
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Cloudflare Turnstile is solved by taking the captcha parameters from the page in the form of the "data-sitekey" parameter and the page URL, sending them to the 2Captcha service, where an employee solves them. The solution is then returned to us in the form of a token, which we must enter in the relevant field to complete the captcha.
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The process of solving Capy Puzzle Captcha is as follows: we take a set of necessary parameters from the page of its placement and transfer it to the 2Captcha service, where the employee solves it, after which the answer is returned to us in the form of a set of already other parameters, which must be passed to the appropriate fields to solve the captcha
How to solve
To solve the Lemin captcha, follow these steps: The service retrieves a set of required parameters from the placement page and sends them to the 2Captcha server for the employee to solve. The answer is then returned to us in the form of a set of additional parameters that must be entered into the correct fields to complete.
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The procedure for solving a Amazon AWS captcha is as follows: you need to grab the set of required parameters from the placement page and send it to the service, where an employees solves task. The answer is then returned to us in the form of a set of additional parameters, which must be entered into the correct fields to solve.
How to solve
The process of solving text captcha is as follows: we take the text question of the captcha from the page of its placement and transfer it to the 2Captcha service, where it is solved by the employee, after which the answer is returned to us, which must be entered in the appropriate field to solve the captcha
API demoHow to solve
The solution process is as follows: we take the captcha image from the page of its placement and the instructions on which pictures to click on and transfer it to the 2Captcha service, where the employee solves it, after which the answer is returned to us in the form of a set of point coordinates, which we need to click for solving the captcha
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