- From: Kelly Pierce <kelly@ripco.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 22:49:07 -0600 (CST)
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org, Trace information access list <uaccess-l@trace.wisc.edu>
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 19:08:10 -0800 From: BART Webmaster <webmaster@bart.gov> To: kelly@ripco.com Subject: Re: BART website feedback Thank you for taking the time to comment on the BART website. As you've discovered, some pages of the website are more accessible than others right now. We are currently updating the entire site to meet new accessibility standards, and our work is not yet complete. We are literally working from page to page, section to section. We are also making sure that any new pages we add meet the new standards as well. We are using guidelines established by the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). The W3C is the international industry and academic group that sets Internet standards. The WAI is the authoritative reference for website accessibility. Their work is further described at http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-WAI-PAGEAUTH/. I expect the entire BART website to conform to current WAI standards by mid March. Regarding the secure site for ticket sales, some browsers (especially older ones) cannot access HTTPS. Because of the potential for fraud and other crime, electronic transactions must be conducted on a secure server. For browsers that do not have this capability, we offer tickets mail at http://www.bart.gov/riding/tickets/mail.htm . Incidentally, your Lynx browser can be upgraded: Although it is not distributed with built-in encryption, you can add on software that allows it to interact with with SSL and HTTPS. Please see http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/%7Ejeffwong/lynxstuff/SSL/index.html for more information. Thanks again for contacting us. > > ******************** > The following Feedback about the website was submitted. > ******************** > > First Name : kelly pierce > E Mail : kelly@ripco.com > Subject : your home page > URL: I am a blind computer user surfing the web with Lynx version 2.8. > the Lynx on your page do not have alt tags, or text describing what they > are. Additionally, there is no way to order fare cards over the internet > for browsers that do not support https url's. Lynx does not support https > urls. I believe that the lack of usability is a denial of access to your > program because of my disability. I encourage BART to correct this > situation. -- Timothy J. Moore Online Marketing Manager San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) 800 Madison Street, LMA-4 Oakland, CA 94607 voice: (510) 464-7128 fax: (510) 464-7175 email: webmaster@bart.gov
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