Could we just tell the people with screen readers to ignore it?
As a fallback I imagine so yeah. I'm trying to think about what would be going on at the time, wondering if unexpected instructions inside a form would be confusing.
Disclaimer: I don't know how a screenreader would present this, example only
"Form entry. Input name. Input email. Ignore this field it's for spambots. Input url. Submit" -- In this case does the message more naturally apply to email or url? I'd imagine there'd be a pause after input email (to wait for the input)? I need to set up a screen reader :)
Re:Ask HN: A Good Alternative for ReCaptcha?
by chronogram on Friday May 31, 2019 @09:21AM
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And then hide the warning using CSS too, so it gets picked up by screen readers just like the hidden input!
I wonder if bots are smart enough to figure out aria-hidden="true". Possibly empty it out using javascript on submit. I would guess a bot not using CSS would also not be using javascript? Unsure, would need testing.