REMINDER: WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY PHASE I DEADLINE IS JUNE 30, 2016
June 22, 2016
As a reminder, DOT’s grace period for compliance with Phase I of the website accessibility rule ends on June 30, 2016. At that time, all core website functions defined under 14 C.F.R. § 382.43(c)(1)(i) as:
- Booking or changing a reservation, including all flight amenities;
- Checking in for a flight;
- Accessing a personal travel itinerary;
- Accessing the status of a flight;
- Accessing a personal frequent flyer account;
- Accessing flight schedules; and
- Accessing carrier contact information
must conform to all Success Criteria and all Conformance Requirements from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web site Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 AA. All remaining web pages on a carrier’s website must meet the same accessibility standards by the Phase II deadline of December 12, 2016. Please let us know if you have any questions or if you will not be able to comply with these deadlines.
If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com, 202-659-6622) or Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com, 202-659-6665).
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