clintonG
Sat May 03 09:40:26 CDT 2008
Let me put it this way. I'm degreed and have worked as an architect for many
years and know first hand how regulatory compliance is created and
implemented. I've not only worked with others to develop regulations I've
had to assist others to comply and do so with my own work of course.
I agree with you as I got tired of reading the lengthy document looking for
the definitive statement that jumps out and says "this is it" --but--
regulatory compliance is a long process clouded with ambiguity which in many
cases is used to obfuscate hidden agendas.
As I understand it the purpose of the document I cited is to provide
legislators with sufficient information they needed to determine what to do
next.
Australia and the UK apparently have written accessibility into their law
already but from what little I know and to which extent I was told by a
fellow in the UK a couple of years ago that there is no enforcement: at this
time.
"Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer)" <NoSpamMgbworld@comcast.netNoSpamM> wrote in
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>I see nothing in there changing the requirements to sites beyond government
>or agencies doing business with the government, which has been the
>"charter" all along. If you have a cite of how this is going to be forced
>on others, please cite, as the link you published says nothing, as far as I
>can tell.
>
> The lawsuits, of which Target is probably the most well known, were not
> government lawsuits, but civil suits. And, someone can sue you for
> scratching your butt, if they want to.
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> I feel that adhering to standards is a good thing, to avoid nuissance
> suits, but I see no atttempt, in this paper, to foist it on anyone other
> than federal agencies and government contractors.
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> "clintonG" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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>> Web Development Accessibility About to Become Regulated By Law
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>> Read it (if you can) and weep because its very near becoming written into
>> law now that this report has been finished...and not just for federal
>> websites.
>>
>> Section 508 Report
>>
http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/refresh/report/
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