[IL-Talk] Inaccessible IDES Website

[Bill Reif]

Hi Dan,


Illinois does indeed have an electronic accessibility act which the NFBI 
was involved in drafting. The Information Technology Accessibility Act 
directs the state to insure that systems it develops or procures are 
accessible to people with disabilities. Terms are defined, and there is 
a system under which rules are to be developed. Note that I said the act 
"directs" rather than "requires" because the act contains no real 
enforcement mechanism. The act can be reviewed at

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2918&ChapterID=7

I have no idea why this act is indexed under Finance. We have, in 
complaining to the Governor or other state agencies in the past, pointed 
out accessibility barriers on sites including the General Assembly site 
through which we comment on legislation. Is the Information Technology 
Accessibility Act the one IDES referenced? I believe that federal law, 
to the degree it supersedes state law, applies here and can be the 
subject of enforcement action. I would be interested in your thoughts 
after your review of this statute.


Cordially,

Bill Reif,

NFBI State Legislation Committee Co chair



On 6/19/2020 10:11 AM, Dan TeVelde via IL-Talk wrote:
> HI All,
>
>   
>
> I filed for unemployment over the phone and couldn't create my own password.
> The site is completely inaccessible.  I'm an accessibility tester and found
> all kinds of WCAG 2.0 and Section 508 violations.  The site has an
> accessibility statement but it references some state law for accessibility
> I've never heard of.  I take accessibility statements with a grain of salt
> anyway.
>
>   
>
> Do any of you have any suggestions?  I think this is an important issue
> because this is a government entity.  If someone in the unemployment office
> suggested I get a sighted person to help that's not acceptable.  Chris is
> busy today and I shouldn't have to use up my Aira minutes just to use a
> website.  I have a right to privacy.
>
>   
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan
>
> _______________________________________________
> IL-Talk mailing list
> IL-Talk at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/il-talk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for IL-Talk:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/il-talk_nfbnet.org/billreif%40ameritech.net