ot: on line banking?

[Karen Lewellen]

actually, not according to their accessibility statement.
they claim that w3c rules allow them to require the use of jfw and window 
eyes only.  java scripting or security of driver is not an issue.  elinks 
especially, but lynx too has security,  firefox is hands down, more will 
they support the use of the mac screen reading setup.  no cell phone 
structure either.  I know that the 
screen reader has little to do with the total browser experience, but they 
stand firmly in their insistence that w3c says they can insist on jfw or 
window eyes only.
If they were making business claims it would be one thing, but they are 
stating this is their door for the disabled.

Karen

On Fri, 16 Jul 2010, Kerry Hoath wrote:

> Regardless of W3c guidelines business will drive the demands and provisioning 
> of online banking.
> It is often necessary to do input validation on form input as it saves 
> processing time on the loaded banking site. A browser must thereby support 
> javascript in order to achieve this. This includes the ability to pop up 
> dialog boxes or a textual equivalent.
>
>
> Browser must also support persistent cookies and ssl.
> Some bank sites also require users to click on numbers on a keypad or select 
> them with a keyboard to defeat key loggers etc.
>
>
> If banking sites move towards capchas then image display/ocr options will be 
> necessary.
>
> If banking under Linux I'd suggest Orca and firefox.
> Otherwise a windows Machine/virtual machine with Windows NVDA and 
> firefox/internet explorer works well. Firefox works extremely well with NVDA.
>
> Failing those options getting a Mac also works with the majority of online 
> bank sites.
> Banks will serve the majority of their customers and for the time being that 
> is Windows and Mac users.
>
> With the proliferation of Flash, Javascript, capchas and Ajax I moved to 
> browsing the web primarily under Windows since 1999.
>
> There may be hope however if your bank provides a mobile site, as these rely 
> far less on complex web technologies.
> Regards, Kerry.
>
> On 16/07/2010 7:00 AM, Karen Lewellen wrote:
>>  firefox not withstanding, bank does not support it anyway, how are those
>>  of you working largely in text managing on line banking if at all?
>>  Thanks,
>>  Karen
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