Re: [orca-list] ot: IRS uses captchas

[Mike Gorse <mgorse mgorse dhs org>]

I filed my return with H&R Block, although I was having trouble with Orca 
and Firefox and wound up using Windows (this is the only time in the last 
couple months that I've gone to Windows for a web site).  There were some 
accessibility issues with the site, but there was no CAPTCHA; just an 
"electronic signature," which meant that I had to type in a numeric pin. 
So I have to wonder if the explanation you were given is correct.  That 
doesn't change the fact that it is an accessibility issue and might be 
illegal (does Sec. 508 apply?  Ianal.)

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008, Kenny Hitt wrote:

> Hi.  I decided today to file for the rebate here in the U.S.
> After going through several sites that required some version of Windows, I finally found one that worked with 
> Orca and Firefox.
>
> fileyourtaxes.com
> The site is complicated, but that's a result of the forms needed.  Everything wen fine until I tried to 
> submit my return.
> That's when I ran into an IRS requirement that I didn't think was legal.  The IRS requires you to ent the 
> contents of a captcha.
> Orca can't see it, and there is no audio file.  I did talk to the company.  The IRS requires the Captcha.  
> The people I talked to at fileyourtaxes.com didn't like it, but they have no choice.
> Are there any legal groups in the U.S. working on requireing sites to be accessible?  In my view, this 
> captcha breaks accessibility.
>
>          Kenny
>
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