There are instructions about how to avoid the visual CAPTCHA directly on the post submission form. And it's the first question in $1. If you have any idea how they could be even more obvious, let us know.

At least with NVDA, the subscribe link actually appears long before the message directed at sighted readers that says how to subscribe. We have sighted users, and folks using magnification, so we do need to provide instructions that make it clear to everyone. Again, we're open to ideas.

Just to reiterate and expand on what /u/fastfinge stated, accessibility is a top concern here. However it's not just accessibility for those who use screen readers or who are totally blind that we are concerned about. Not only does this sub serve totally blind individuals, it covers the full spectrum of what could be considered blindness. In addition it is a resource for sighted individuals who are friends with or work with members of the visually impaired/ blind community while also serving redditors who are just interested in blind issues. The sub serves a wide base and it has to be easy to use for everyone.

 

As for the Captcha issue, that is a Reddit wide thing and as /u/fastfinge stated we try to make it clear how one can get around that on the submission page and in the FAQ.

 

As always if you have suggestions for how we can improve things around here we fully welcome and support that, but we have to make this sub work for everyone, not just one group.