Comments on: Websites: Which? What content? http://archive.regulationroom.org/air-travel-accessibility/issue-posts/websites-which-what-content/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=websites-which-what-content The Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing to require that many air travel websites, as well as automated airport check-in kiosks, be made accessible to people with disabilities. What should the standards for web and kiosk accessibility be? Which websites and how many kiosks should be covered? How long should companies have to make the changes? Data about the benefits, costs, and feasibility of these changes will be very important to DOT’s final decisions. Fri, 18 Nov 2016 12:24:15 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Websites: Implementation when? - Air Travel Accessibility http://archive.regulationroom.org/air-travel-accessibility/issue-posts/websites-which-what-content/#comment-320 Websites: Implementation when? - Air Travel Accessibility Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:05:03 +0000 http://regulationroomdevelopment.info/air-travel-accessibility/?p=48#comment-320 [...] Websites: Which? What content? (7 comments) [...]

]]> By: Moderator http://archive.regulationroom.org/air-travel-accessibility/issue-posts/websites-which-what-content/#comment-242 Moderator Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:47:14 +0000 http://regulationroomdevelopment.info/air-travel-accessibility/?p=48#comment-242 DOT is proposing that airlines be required to make only their primary websites accessible. Do you think airlines should be required to make all of their communications with travelers accessible?

]]> By: htebazile http://archive.regulationroom.org/air-travel-accessibility/issue-posts/websites-which-what-content/#comment-230 htebazile Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:00:27 +0000 http://regulationroomdevelopment.info/air-travel-accessibility/?p=48#comment-230 I don’t think making airlines responsible is the only way. It shouldn’t be. I think DOT should regulate the way in which air travel is sold whether it is by the carrier or not. It already does apparently with fare advertisements on sites like Orbitz, so why wouldn’t it with regard to website accessibility requirements?

]]> By: htebazile http://archive.regulationroom.org/air-travel-accessibility/issue-posts/websites-which-what-content/#comment-229 htebazile Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:57:37 +0000 http://regulationroomdevelopment.info/air-travel-accessibility/?p=48#comment-229 Will transactional HTML emails generated by the website be included in the content that is required to be accessible?

]]> By: Websites: Benefits & costs of accessibility « « Air Travel Accessibility Air Travel Accessibility http://archive.regulationroom.org/air-travel-accessibility/issue-posts/websites-which-what-content/#comment-197 Websites: Benefits & costs of accessibility « « Air Travel Accessibility Air Travel Accessibility Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0000 http://regulationroomdevelopment.info/air-travel-accessibility/?p=48#comment-197 [...] Tier 3 affects medium and large travel agents/tour operators as well as carriers (see Websites: Which? What Content?), both groups are included in these cost estimates. To achieve full WCAG 2.0 Level AA compliance [...]

]]> By: jbh249 http://archive.regulationroom.org/air-travel-accessibility/issue-posts/websites-which-what-content/#comment-150 jbh249 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:49:51 +0000 http://regulationroomdevelopment.info/air-travel-accessibility/?p=48#comment-150 Welcome to Regulation Room, htebazile, and thank you for your comment. DOT has proposed to make airlines responsible for ensuring that online ticket agents meet accessibility requirements, but the Agency is seeking comment as to the best way to implement this proposal and has not yet decided upon the specifics of enforcement. DOT has clear authority under the Air Carrier Access Act to regulate discrimination on airlines’ websites, but it is less clear whether it has authority to regulate the OTA websites in the same way. If making airlines responsible is the only way for DOT to regulate accessibility on OTA websites, should it still go through with these plans?

]]> By: htebazile http://archive.regulationroom.org/air-travel-accessibility/issue-posts/websites-which-what-content/#comment-143 htebazile Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:28:09 +0000 http://regulationroomdevelopment.info/air-travel-accessibility/?p=48#comment-143 I would argue against making airlines responsible for the accessibility of medium to large OTAs, or any for that matter. I find it confusing that the DOT would put the burden of responsibility for accessibility of OTA websites on the airline rather than on the OTAs directly. If the airlines were held responsible, the methods DOT suggests for them meeting this responsibility vastly differ. Sending a notice is easy. Checking for full accessibility compliance is not and is costly. Is the expectation that the airline would do more than send a notice or adjust contracts to note that the OTA site(s) should be accessible or be held accountable for any fines? Would it be the airline fined rather than the OTA if a violation of regulations was found? It seems to me that OTAs are currently responsible… more »
…for being DOT-compliant with regard to fare advertisements (note the recent fines faced by Orbitz). Those ads are content of their website directly controlled by them. Why would we expect airlines to face fines for content and functionality that they do not directly control? « less
]]> By: mencik http://archive.regulationroom.org/air-travel-accessibility/issue-posts/websites-which-what-content/#comment-103 mencik Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:24:34 +0000 http://regulationroomdevelopment.info/air-travel-accessibility/?p=48#comment-103 The best compromise is simply to require the airlines to provide the same pricing by telephone or TTY as is available on the web, for those with disabilities. This will be a whole lot cheaper to implement and avoid a whole lot of unnecessary rework for websites.

]]> By: Websites: Accessibility standards « Air Travel Accessibility http://archive.regulationroom.org/air-travel-accessibility/issue-posts/websites-which-what-content/#comment-99 Websites: Accessibility standards « Air Travel Accessibility Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:27:52 +0000 http://regulationroomdevelopment.info/air-travel-accessibility/?p=48#comment-99 [...] Websites: Which? What content? (1) [...]

]]> By: planehound http://archive.regulationroom.org/air-travel-accessibility/issue-posts/websites-which-what-content/#comment-87 planehound Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:33:52 +0000 http://regulationroomdevelopment.info/air-travel-accessibility/?p=48#comment-87 A good compromise for small airlines might be to let them comply thru an accessible mobile site. Nobody wins if they stop putting information on their main websites to avoid the expense of redesigning them.

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