form could be made fully accessible. See 76 FR 71914 (November 21, 2011). This notice also addressed the carrier clarification requests and extended the public comment period associations’ until January 9, 2012. We responded to the carrier inquiries concerning our Web site accessibility associations’ requirements by explaining that it was our intention to exclude from the accessibility requirements both U.S. and foreign air carrier Web sites that market air transportation solely to consumers outside of the United States. We also further Web pages as defined ‘‘public-facing” those on a or Web site intended for access and use by the general public rather carrier’s agent’s than for limited access (e.g., by carrier employees only). For carriers that own, lease, or control multiple Web sites that market air transportation and offer related services and information, we explained that its or Web site is the one accessed upon entering the uniform “primary” “main” in an Internet browser from a standard desktop or resource locator ‘‘www.carriername.com’’ laptop computer. We note that some carriers use their IATA airline designator code or other convention in their primary Web site URL (e.g., www.aa.com, www.virgin-atlantic.com). We further explained that a text-only Web page may only be considered a conforming carrier’s alternate version if 1) it provides the same content and functionality as the corresponding page on the primary Web site, 2) it can be reached via an accessible link carrier’s from the primary Web site, 3) the content conforms with WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA success criteria, and 4) it is promptly updated to reflect all changes to content available to its customers on the primary Web site. In response to the request for clarification regarding the applicability of the accessibility requirements to ticket agent Web sites, we also explained that the requirements would apply to Web sites of large tour operators, since both travel agents and tour operators fall within the definition of ticket agent found in 49 U.S.C. 40102(a)(45).
form could be made fully accessible. See 76 FR 71914 (November 21, 2011). This notice also addressed the carrier associations’ clarification requests and extended the public comment period until January 9, 2012. We responded to the carrier associations’ inquiries concerning our Web site accessibility requirements by explaining that it was our intention to exclude from the accessibility requirements both U.S. and foreign air carrier Web sites that market air transportation solely to consumers outside of the United States. We also further defined ‘‘public-facing” Web pages as those on a carrier’s or agent’s Web site intended for access and use by the general public rather than for limited access (e.g., by carrier employees only). For carriers that own, lease, or control multiple Web sites that market air transportation and offer related services and information, we explained that its “primary” or “main” Web site is the one accessed upon entering the uniform resource locator ‘‘www.carriername.com’’ in an Internet browser from a standard desktop or laptop computer. We note that some carriers use their IATA airline designator code or other convention in their primary Web site URL (e.g., www.aa.com, www.virgin-atlantic.com). We further explained that a carrier’s text-only Web page may only be considered a conforming alternate version if 1) it provides the same content and functionality as the corresponding page on the carrier’s primary Web site, 2) it can be reached via an accessible link from the primary Web site, 3) the content conforms with WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA success criteria, and 4) it is promptly updated to reflect all changes to content available to its customers on the primary Web site. In response to the request for clarification regarding the applicability of the accessibility requirements to ticket agent Web sites, we also explained that the requirements would apply to Web sites of large tour operators, since both travel agents and tour operators fall within the definition of ticket agent found in 49 U.S.C. 40102(a)(45).
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