[access-uk] Re: disability rail cards
- From: "kevin and emma" <kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 09:44:11 -0000
hi carol, this is how i do it. takes less than 2 minutes and the card goes
out in the post the same day.
kevin (lord L)
"Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without
notice." - will durant
email/msn: kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 3:58 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: disability rail cards
> Ray and all,
>
> Whilst not in any way wanting to suggest that they should give us anything
> less than full access to their WEB pages and forms, it's worth noting, for
> those who want to take things easily and just get the job done, that you
can
> renew by phone, very painlessly. I've done it a couple of times now and
> frankly haven't thought it was really worth the bother of looking on the
WEB
> pages to do it that way.
>
> If anyone should want to do this, call 0191 218 8103.
>
> --
> Carol
> carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 3:46 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: disability rail cards
>
>
> > Andrew and all, I wonder precisely (how) differently or unequally we are
> > being treated here?
> >
> > I'm not trying to muddy the waters, but looking at the site for
Railcards
> > in general, i.e.
> > Senior Citizens, Young Persons, Family Railcard, it seems that before
> > prroceding you have to
> > register with the site by entering your email address and setting up a
> > password.
> >
> > The Disabled Persons Railcard site seems separate and adopts a different
> > procedure. It is
> > also designed differently to meet web accessability needs. I have no
way
> > of knowing what
> > things are like when applying for the other three railcards, but
prsumably
> > you can apply
> > on-line, but maybe, or I would imagine, you have to furnish proof in the
> > case of Senior
> > Citizens and Young Persons cards that you do actually belong to those
> > categories on applying
> > for the first time. Renewal should be more straightforward.
> >
> > It looks as if you can apply via an on-line form though, whereas we
> > cannot. In other words,
> > our site is very much a different site, with seemingly, a different
> > clearing process.
> >
> > Incidentally, there is a button to have the disabled persons railcard
page
> > read out to you
> > by a woman who sounds as if she's situated in a loo or maybe the hallway
> > to the office. I
> > haven't worked out how that might help you use the links on the page,
but
> > maybe there are
> > access keys for that.
> >
> > From Ray
> > I can be contacted off-list at:
> > mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
> > Of andrew shipp
> >
> > Hello Dave, I know the form is possible to be done, the thing that is
> > getting to me is when I was told it isn't cost affective, when this was
> > said to me I really saw red, if they can do it for everyone else then
> > why
> > can they not do it for us. this type of thing that goes on really does
> > get
> > my back up and I for one am fed up of people thinking they can get away
> > with
> > what they do.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dave Taylor" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 1:33 PM
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: disability rail cards
> >
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I helped design the See It Right guidelines and RNIB's internal
> >> guidelines
> >> about things like this some years ago. In my experience there are two
> >> approaches to forms that can work. One is to simply do a text based
form
> >> with all the questions down the left and no dots or dashes or anything
so
> >> one can answer to the right. The other is a two column table where you
> >> can
> >> right answers in the right hand column. Both should be OK these days.
> >> Obviously, for renewal, an HTML form would do. They could simply take
> >> your details via the form, process it off line and email you the
> >> confirmation.
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >> Dave
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "andrew shipp" <andrew-shipp4@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: "access-uk" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 10:19 AM
> >> Subject: [access-uk] disability rail cards
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hello All, I am in contact with a lady at the disability rail card
> >>> place, she is trying to design a form that is accessible to us, so
far
> >>> I have had two different ones which I find no good at all, If there
is
> >>> anyone out there that would like a copy of these then please give me
> >>> your email address and I shall send a copy of these to you, also
tell
> >>> me if there is any thing that you would like to see on the forms and
> >>> Shall try my best to put it over to them. Ian I am not trying to do
> >>> your
> >>> job for you but I did tell this person that I would help them to sort
a
> >>> form out which is best for us to use. I shall not give up on this
> >>> until it is sorted out.
> >>> Regards
> >>>
> >>> Andrew Shipp
> >>>
> >>> Located Northampton Northamptonshire UK
> >>>
> >>> Home phone...+44]0,1604 517007
> >>>
> >>> Mobile 07983598287
> >>> Skype name...andyshipp55
> >>>
> >>> Ham callsign M 0 C E G
> >>> Echolink node 220344
> >>>
> >
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