Web Development Accessibility About to Become Regulated By Law

[clintonG]

Web Development Accessibility About to Become Regulated By Law

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/

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

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.

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" <no****@nowhere.comwrote in message
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Web Development Accessibility About to Become Regulated By Law

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/

[darrel]

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.

Seems to be a pretty vague document in terms of actual law.

That said, I'm for it. The only reason the government would have to
intervene is if we haven't been doing our jobs as web developers and, sadly,
that is the case. See: Target.

It'll suck, but likely suck less than the current situation for many folks.

Maybe it'll make Microsoft actually start caring about web standards.

-Darrel

[clintonG]

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)" <No************@comcast.netNoSpamMwrote 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.

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.

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

Subscribe to my blog
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"clintonG" <no****@nowhere.comwrote in message
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>Web Development Accessibility About to Become Regulated By Law

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/

[Cor Ligthert[MVP]]

clinton,

I thought that it would be regulated by Charles Law especially in past a
regular visitor to this newsgroup.

However it seems to be for me US Law, nothing to do with any other country.

So if somebody in the US has a problem then he can always bring his website
to China on any other country.

Only the US extention is USA, Com is international for Commerce.

Cor

"clintonG" <no****@nowhere.comschreef in bericht
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Web Development Accessibility About to Become Regulated By Law

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/