[thelist] Color Chooser Review -- correction

[Martin Burns]

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On Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at 07:30  pm, aardvark wrote:

> but in short:
>
> - there are exceptions to accessibility, but if you read existing law,
> it's usually a *very* specific exception, and *rarely* affects
> software applications (web or otherwise)...
>
> - those exceptions should be treated as exceptions, not as veils to
> gee-whiz or lazy coding practices...

And, as with all exceptions, they need to be given explicit business
justification[1] and signoff from whoever's paying you to do it (client,
business sponsor etc). That way, when/if the lawyers come calling, your
ass is very well covered.

Cheers
Martin
[1] Which to be done properly (and for a $100m company, properly is the
only way you can do things) would include a risk analysis and impact
assessment
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