A couple of years ago we had a discussion on this list about tax
preparation software that was accessible. At the time, I recommended
MyFreeTaxes.com as basically accessible, with the exception of a captcha
at the end and a few flakey buttons here and there. Then last year, my
colleagues at United Way Worldwide heard me, and pushed the software
provider to do something about it, and we got an audio captcha. That
might have actually happened two years ago.
Anyway, fast forward to this year. Tonight I filed my taxes using
MyFreeTaxes.com. There was a "captcha" frame, but interestingly, it
didn't have a captcha. It had a checkbox I had to check (with the space
bar as usual) that said something like, "I'm not a robot." It seems like
I've seen this once or twice before, but it makes you wonder why more
companies don't use it.
I must say I was happy with the solution, which served my purposes, cost
me nothing, and was 100% accessible with JAWS 15, Firefox and Windows 7.
In previous years, I think I eventually had to switch to Internet
Explorer to finish the job for some reason or another, but not this
year. Indeed this was the smoothest experience I have had using
MyFreeTaxes, and this is my fourth year to use it.
For those who need to know, the income limit is $62,000 this year, and
it really is a smooth experience from start to finish with JAWS. How
often can we say that?
Hope this helps you.
Brad
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