robsonfletcher,
@robsonfletcher@mas.to avatar

The federal government has a new online "calculation sheet" to figure out your carbon-tax rebate:

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/child-family-benefits/cai-payment/canada-carbon-rebate-calculation-sheet-2023-alberta.html

It's quite literally a sheet, though.

Like, you can't type in it. It does no calculations.

I guess you're expected to print it out and pencil in all the values and use a calculator?

Jgmeadows,

@robsonfletcher OMG, do they not realize what year this? Look up trivial ocding exercise and you will see this form. No excuse for this kind of laziness.

BarryCooke,

@Jgmeadows @robsonfletcher
It might not be "laziness". Do an FOI. I bet equal (in)access is the issue.

Jgmeadows,

@BarryCooke @robsonfletcher Forms can be created that follow web accessibility guidelines (WCAG) if that is what you are referring to.

BarryCooke,

@Jgmeadows @robsonfletcher It's worth looking into. If there's an opportunity to easily and fairly improve govt servecs it's worth pursuing. I don't assume it's laziness. Lack of awarness, possibly.

Jgmeadows,

@BarryCooke @robsonfletcher if someone is in a position of technical responsibility for that website and doesn’t what is possible in terms of both forms and accessibility then they are in the wrong line of work. This is basic stuff.

BarryCooke,

@Jgmeadows @robsonfletcher Could easily be a young person in need of training and an overworked manager not paying attention.

Jgmeadows,

@BarryCooke @robsonfletcher I am clearly not as forgiving as you are when it comes this kind of poor performance.

BarryCooke,

@Jgmeadows @robsonfletcher I didn't advocate forgiving it. I advocated investigating it.

Jgmeadows,

@BarryCooke @robsonfletcher forgiving and forgetting are two different things.

Jgmeadows,

@BarryCooke @robsonfletcher I would add that competent organizations usually have a multi-stage content planning, review and content publishing approval workflow. Now if it’s two teenagers in a basement ….

BarryCooke,

@Jgmeadows @robsonfletcher Govt cutbacks, outsourcing, demographic turnover, zero training budgets ... so many possible reasons.

Jgmeadows,

@BarryCooke @robsonfletcher to not perform your core functions? Hmmm…

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