Coding for intranets (was RE: [thelist] Color Chooser Review -- c orrection)

aardvark roselli at earthlink.net
Wed May 29 11:00:01 CDT 2002


> From: Martin Burns <martin at easyweb.co.uk>
>
> > - accessibility was less of a concern in all of these because the
> > jobs are done either by people who cannot be disabled in a certain
> > way to do their regular job
>
> Possibly reasonable for (say) a call centre agent where the
> application relies on sound. But having one disability not matter does
> not mean that you can ignore *all* accessibility issues.
>
> Also, there are a number of text-based telephony devices which not
> only *can* allow deaf agents to use them, it's probably a good idea to
> have agents who know the technology using them.

granted... given their size and current US law, compliance was
already addressed...  organizations that are below a certain size
and meet other criteria are often exempt from some aspects of
ADA compliance -- particularly when it would put undue burden on
the business...

so, a 3 man window washing company wouldn't have to make any
special accomodations for a blind employee, for instance...

> > or because accessible back-ups that are
> > in place already cover for it (like a paper-based system, in one
> > case)...
>
> Which may not work for all situations, and would absolutely *have* to
> ensure that the disabled employee was under no discrimination for
> using a paper-based system, particularly if that system took longer
> and the employee was productivity-appraised.

see above...


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