As most might know, captchas are the security measure implemented by sites to weed out bots—basically, it’s when a word appears slightly distorted and the site asks you to type it in before submitting a form. These special ‘dyslexic’ captchas were placed on the website frequented by parents and teachers and were built using real letter samples from dyslexic students.
Captcha Campaign Shows People What It’s Like To Be Dyslexic #dyslexia
Submitted by Judy Hanning on Thu, 2017-10-19 09:00
Dyslexia is one of the most common learning disorders, with every one in ten people experiencing it. While it can be easily worked through, it often gets treated as simple laziness or as a sign of a low IQ. Jaslok Hospital, located in India, is looking to change perceptions of this disorder by creating a special captcha that mimics what dyslexics see so the rest of us can be a tad more empathetic.
A captcha will mimic Dyslexia to illustrate the disorder.
Key Takeaways:
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Jaslok Hospital and Dentsu Webchutney Innovation Lab have worked together to create a campaign designed to show people what it is like to be dyslexic.
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The team built special captchas, the common internet security measure, from real writing samples submitted by people with dyslexia, and posted them on websites frequently visited by parents and teachers.
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More than a million people who entered the special captcha incorrectly were taken to a message encouraging them to learn more about dyslexia.