[NFBCS] Inaccessible websites

[dandrews920 at comcast.net]

I did it with JAWS 2022 and Chrome.  It was a little funky, some delays
etc., but I did get through it. It was very slow for me.

Dave



-----Original Message-----
From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Greg Kearney via NFBCS
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2022 9:28 AM
To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Greg Kearney <gkearney at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Inaccessible websites

This is a simple page that asks you to select your senator from a list of
states clicking on the state gives you the names of two senators. It then
asks for your first and last names and email address in a set of standard
text boxes. Under those text fields is a button to submit your "signature".
I had no issues in doing this with a number of screen readers.

I ran this with the following screen readers that I have access to:

VoiceOver - macOS, iOS, iPad OS
NVDA - Windows 11
Narrator - Windows 11
TalkBack - Android
Chrome Vox - Chrome OS

The URL I went to:
https://action.aarp.org/site/tell-your-senators-act-lower-rx-prices

I am left wondering just what the issues were here.

Greg Kearney

> On Apr 29, 2022, at 8:44 AM, Steve Jacobson via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> Tracy,
> 
> Do you mean the page that prompts for your first name, last name, and
email address or does one need to go a step further to find the problem?
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Steve Jacobson
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via 
> NFBCS
> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2022 7:41 AM
> To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List' <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
> Subject: [NFBCS] Inaccessible websites
> 
> I know I'm a broken record about this, but it's happening so often.
> 
> Today, I tried to sign a petition set up by AARP, but was completely
unable to do so. I tried it with Firefox and Chrome. Surely AARP has plenty
of members who are blind or have low vision, but they completely ignore us.
> 
> I am pasting the link to the main page that goes to the inaccessible page
after you choose your senator, in case someone wants to try it and hopefully
tell me I've failed to do something.
> 
> 
> 
> https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Facti
> on.aarp.org%2Fsite%2Ftell-your-senators-act-lower-rx-prices%3Fcmp%3DEM
> C-&data=05%7C01%7C%7C7fa2415b8a7a4316e8a808da29ddb7df%7C84df9e7fe9
> f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637868329489888275%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbG
> Zsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%
> 3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LsAH1ak%2FSAk4uMu%2Fem4z%2FqBU8gTMovR7Uhc
> Cdhq0oYU%3D&reserved=0
> ADV-20220428-1646002
> <https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fact
> ion.aarp.org%2Fsite%2Ftell-your-senators-act-lower-rx-prices%3Fcmp%3DE
> MC&data=05%7C01%7C%7C7fa2415b8a7a4316e8a808da29ddb7df%7C84df9e7fe9
> f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637868329489888275%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbG
> Zsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%
> 3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=phTn8mnzzYMgxnoVoOtirWJCHDACTqq%2FGPdpkkV
> ZP%2Fc%3D&reserved=0 
> -ADV-20220428-1646002&encparam=StStFjxL7y6fU%2fkfoqKhum1PKQilTQfSBWRMu
> aS6z8g %3d> &encparam=StStFjxL7y6fU%2fkfoqKhum1PKQilTQfSBWRMuaS6z8g%3d
> 
> 
> 
> I was able to OCR the page where I'm supposed to sign, but not able to
actually sign.
> 
> I am so sick of this. I am happy to contact someone at AARP, but not
optimistic about reaching an actual person with a clue.
> 
> Tracy