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Re: UK.gov snubs blind, disabled and pensioners

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From: Bourne, Sarah (ITD)
Date: May 1, 2013 7:54AM

While I agree wholeheartedly that it's a travesty that applications like this ever saw the light of day, I think we need to be fair to UK.gov. They did not build this app - that was done long, long before the UK.gov project was started - they just have not fixed it yet. In this case, the "fix" would have to be a total replacement. I'm sure they have a long list of old applications that need attention.

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Sarah E. Bourne
Director of Assistive Technology &
Mass.Gov Chief Technology Strategist
Information Technology Division
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1 Ashburton Pl. rm 1601 Boston MA 02108
617-626-4502
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http://www.mass.gov/itd


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From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Kevin White
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 12:04 PM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] UK.gov snubs blind, disabled and pensioners

Yup, and the UK government aims for a high level of inclusivity. I fail to see how this nonsense isn't subjected to a serious level of wrist slapping.

Kevin

On 30 Apr 2013, at 16:43, Angela French < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> You all may find this of interest:
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/30/universal_credit_dwp_browser_c
> ompatibility_snafu/
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> I thought the UK had strict accessibility laws?
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> Angela French
> Internet Specialist
> State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
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