[vicsireland] Re: Aer Lingus website.
- From: Dónal Fitzpatrick <dfitzpat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:17:40 +0100
To all those who gave the alternative booking link, thanks a lot.
Yes it is tokenism. Yet again, an organisation in which our elected government
has a large stake is patently ignoring the needs of blind/VI users. I sense
another campaign. However I'll start with this one. I know members of CFIT
are on this list. Could NCBI not commission you guys to do a report on the
general state of the websites of the transport providers in the state?
Dónal Fitzpatrick (AKA Joe Blogs) can do precious little on his own. There
must, I stress must, be backing from advocacy organisations. VICS did make a
submission to AerLingus a few years ago but this was totally ignored (Perhaps
Esmond would confirm?).
Dónal
On 24 Aug 2012, at 09:41, Derbhile Graham <derbhile.graham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> More cosmetic tokenism, what a shame. Makes me grateful for my magnifier.
>
> On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Stuart Lawler <stuart.lawler@xxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> For those who may not have it, the direct link to the slightly more
>> accessible booking engine on Aer Lingus is
>> http://www.aerlingus.com/cgi-bin/obel01im1/bookonline/flightInput.do
>>
>> I have it on good authority that this booking engine will remain in place
>> and there are no plans to do anything with the main site.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
>> vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Culhane
>> Sent: 24 August 2012 08:10
>> To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Aer Lingus website.
>>
>> Hi Donal,
>>
>> As Gerry says, avoid the form on the home page and click on the 'book now'
>> link. The result is usable though not very nice.
>> I just booked flights earlier this week, so it is doable ... with patience.
>>
>> Tim
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gerry Ellis
>> Sent: 24 August 2012 00:37
>> To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Aer Lingus website.
>>
>> Hi, Donal,
>>
>> The Aer Lingus site is a pain.
>>
>> Try clicking the "Book Now" link from the home page. This used to bring us
>> to a slightly more accessible page. I just tried it now and it was little
>> better, but not much.
>>
>> Let us know how you get on.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Take care,
>>
>> Gerry ellis
>>
>> If you don't know where you're going,
>> How will you know when you get there?
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dónal Fitzpatrick
>> Sent: 23 August 2012 23:00
>> To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [vicsireland] Aer Lingus website.
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Anyone tried to book a flight on aer fungus lately? I'm trying to do so
>> this evening and it's not playing nicely with voiceover at all. I'm just
>> wondering how the jaws experience is?
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>> Dónal
>> Dónal Fitzpatrick
>> dfitzpat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
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