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A computer upgrade shut down BART

(www.bart.gov)
232 points ksajadi | 6 comments | 05 Sep 25 14:52 UTC | HN request time: 1.329s | source | bottom
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ok123456 ◴[05 Sep 25 15:39 UTC] No.45139835[source]▶
Did the upgrade also break scrolling on their site?
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1. rafram ◴[05 Sep 25 18:11 UTC] No.45141699[source]▶
Your ad blocker is probably blocking a modal popup, badly.
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2. ok123456 ◴[05 Sep 25 20:00 UTC] No.45142958[source]▶
Why is a site that needs to be ADA2-compliant showing anything modal?
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3. rafram ◴[05 Sep 25 20:29 UTC] No.45143252[source]▶
Does the ADA outlaw modals?
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4. ok123456 ◴[05 Sep 25 22:27 UTC] No.45144402{3}[source]▶
Blind people can't close them and it screws up their screen reader. Blind people often rely on public transportation.
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5. rafram ◴[06 Sep 25 00:11 UTC] No.45145211{4}[source]▶
Only if they’re badly implemented. Lots of fully accessible software has modal dialogs.
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6. ok123456 ◴[06 Sep 25 17:11 UTC] No.45151045{5}[source]▶
Most software is badly implemented.