As a native New Yorker myself, I share your frustration. But unfortunately, the city regularly and blatantly disregards the ADA with absolute impunity. For instance, the MTA has failed to comply with the ADA by missing the deadline for installing accessible elevators in a number of major subway stations. But are they subjected to penalties or criminal prosecution? Of course not. So why should anyone in the DeBlasio administration give a rat’s ass about making the city’s web sites more accessible to blind New Yorkers? What can you do?
Gerald From: Lauren Snyder Sent: Friday, February 05, 2016 12:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Help with web page navigation Thank you for bringing comic relief and humor into a very frustrating experience. I was hoping to avoid 311. Sincerely, Lauren From: Gerald Levy [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 5, 2016 12:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Help with web page navigation You’re not doing anything wrong. I couldn’t navigate this web site, either. And most of the other NYC.gov sites I have tried to visit have been as equally inaccessible. The web site for the Department of Education and HRA are nightmares to navigate. But I’m not surprised, given the fact that our mayor is an incompetent nincompoop. Last night while he was delivering his annual State of the City speech extolling how crime in the city has been steadily declining under his watch, two cops were shot in the Bronx. And this morning, a crane collapsed in lower Manhattan, probably near one of these tax preparation locations you are trying to find, killing at least one unfortunate victim who was crushed to death in his car. I guess your only alternative is to call 311 and get the information buy phone and express your displeasure over the inaccessibility of this site. And when the next mayoral election rolls around in two years, make sure that Mayor DeBlasio is voted out of office on his butt. Of course, if weren’t for Mike Bloomberg, Mayor DeBlasio’s predecessor, there wouldn’t even be a 311 system to begin with. Gerald From: Lauren Snyder Sent: Friday, February 05, 2016 12:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Help with web page navigation Hi: I can’t seem to navigate this web page: http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dca/TaxMap/index.html I am trying to find free tax prep sites in Manhattan, NY that have in-person services and where you can walk in. I can’t make the radio buttons check and when I tried to download the .pdf file instead of any other option, I can’t go to the pages I need to find the Manhattan sites. What am I doing wrong? I thought government sites were supposed to be accessible? Sincerely, Lauren
