[thelist] Does the Americans with Disabilities, ADA, act pertain to Internet Content?

[Bill Mason]

At 08:51 PM 10/07/2002, Benjamin wrote:
>I've read the article but didn't see too much mention about where this
>starts and stops in regards to site/ownership size.  It's one thing for the
>government to have to adhere to something like this but having legislation
>mandating that I make my personal site "visible" to a blind person is too
>much (and my grandmother was blind prior to her death).

I believe the ADA says that companies above 15 employees  must follow the
law's mandates.  I doubt your personal site qualifies.

>Especially in this case it seems ridiculous since there are viable
>alternative modes of gaining the same information that are equally viable,
>such as using a telephone and calling the airlines.

Many airlines offer lower Internet-only fares that you would be preventing
the disabled from having in this case.

Bill Mason
Accessible Internet
evolt at accessibleinter.net
http://www.accessibleinter.net/