[thelist] Color Chooser Review -- correction
Martin Burns
martin at easyweb.co.uk
Wed May 29 12:14:00 CDT 2002
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On Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at 05:45 pm, John Corry wrote:
>>> Sometimes usability, accessibility, best practices in
>> development get
>>> taken to pedantic extremes
>>
>> Ah, pedantic extremes such as pointing out the law... or that
>> usability hits your bottom line every single time.
>
> Um, right.
>
> Where does the law say that every website, intranet system or software
> that is ever built must be built for blind people too?
For employers in primary law:
US: Americans with Disability Act Type I
UK: Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Part II
Australia: Disability Discrimination Act 1993
Canada: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
In working policy, moving towards statute:
France
Belgium
Sweden
Japan
Holland
Italy
Luxemburg
Greece
Germany
Finland
Denmark
Canada
New Zealand
Singapore
You simply may not discriminate against disabled people in employment,
unless you fall into a very, very few exemptions. But the default is
that you must be accessible.
>>> I see it all the time...furthering ideology instead of specific
>>> help/replies to posts/aid within the cited context.
>>
>> Hey, if you like ignore the warnings. But don't come crying
>> when you're hit with that $20k fine. Personally.
>
> Who's going to sue?
Anyone who's been disciminated against, whether it's a private citizen
(eg Bruce Maguire in the SOCOG case) or an organisation (the American
Association of the Blind in the AOL case)
> On what grounds?
You *really* need that spelling out?
> He said *it's a closed system*. It is not used by the public.
The legislation for discrimination in employment is universally more
strict than that for the public because the public have more of a choice.
Cheers
Martin
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