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Posted by Red E. Kilowatt on 01/03/08 20:46
RafaMinu <rafaminu@hotmail.com> wrote in message:
197cc130-fc8c-4c41-8042-d31af37758cf@21g2000hsj.googlegroups.com,
> You have to understand that an accessible web is good for all.
>
> Keep in mind that organisations with web sites that are inaccessible
> to people with disabilities risk being sued under the 1995 Disability
> Discrimination Act.
> In a recent survey of 1,000 web sites carried out by the Disability
> Rights Commission (DRC), over 80 percent failed basic accessibility
> tests, so it looks like most companies are in legal peril.
>
> In essence, the law says that you may not discriminate against
> disabled people by refusing to provide them with services that are
> otherwise generally available.
First of all, this is all old news and the particular law you cite
applies only to the UK.
In the US we have the ADA. And that specifies that one should make
"reasonable accommodation." That can vary quite a bit in interpretation,
or not be applicable at all, depending on the web site in question.
Of course here in the US, our government is a lot less inclined to do
social engineering by putting requirements on private businesses. And
that's the way most people here want it.
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Red
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