[gui-talk] Accessibility of EFTPS Site

[Mike Freeman]

With respect, I disagree. We are a small minority and if we expect that we
will always be pandered to, we will be sorely disappointed.

Mike


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From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jude DaShiell
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 4:05 PM
To: Discussion of the Graphical User Interface, GUI Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Accessibility of EFTPS Site

On a really accessible site, one would be able to request sensitive 
materials be sent in braille.

On Sun, 12 Feb 2012, Mike Freeman wrote:

> If you don't have a reader whom you can trust, you are in a world of hurt!
> 
> And the IRS probably figures that email isn't sufficiently secure. I know
> plenty of attorneys who will not handle some things via email for
precisely
> that reason.
> 
> There are ways around this but as long as the "Anonymous" bunch can do its
> thing, people are going to be skiddish.
> 
> Mike Freeman
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Gerald Levy
> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 9:07 AM
> To: gui-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [gui-talk] Accessibility of EFTPS Site
> 
> 
> A few days ago, I registered with the IRS's Electronic Federal Taxpayer
> Payment System (EFTPS.gov) site, which purports to be accessible in
> compliance with section 508 and the ADA.  The registration process itself
> was straightforward and presented no unusual problems for JAWS.  However,
in
> order to log on to the site, you need a PIN, which is sent to you via USPS
> snailmail within 7 days of completeing the registration procedure.  This
> means that unless you have a scanner with text to speech software, you
> cannot read the PIN notice without sighted help.  What if you don't happen
> to have a trusted friend or family member handy to read it to you?  To me,
> this means that the EFTPS site is not completely accessible after all,
> contrary to their claim.  When I called EFTPS support and asked why the
PIN
> could not be sent via email, I was told that they were not set up to do
> that.  Typical of the IRS's bumbling bureaucracy . Any thoughts?
> 
> Gerald 
> 
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