[gui-talk] Accessibility of EFTPS Site

[Jude DaShiell]

The Nise syndrome again.On Sun, 12 Feb 2012, Mike Freeman wrote:

> 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
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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