RE: [WSG] Accessibility in Australia
From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of Sue Choong Sent: Friday, 6 August 2010 9:31 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: [WSG] Accessibility in Australia Is it mandatory for all australian websites to be accessible or does this only apply to government websites? Just a little confused after reading article below which only mentioned government sites. Http://bit.ly/dddhz8 That link didn't come through, so here's a general answer. If a person regards a site as having an accessibility problem (whether the site is in the public or private sector) they are entitled to complain to the Australian Human Rights Commission, who may require the site to be made more accessible. If the site owner refuses to do this, they may be required to pay a financial penalty - as was the case with SOCOG when Bruce Maguire laid his complaint before the Sydney Olympics. The operative legislation is the Commonwealth Disability Discrimination ACT 1992. see http://www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/standards/www_3/www_3.html Kerry *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** --- This email, and any attachments, may be confidential and also privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete all copies of this transmission along with any attachments immediately. You should not copy or use it for any purpose, nor disclose its contents to any other person. --- *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
RE: [WSG] Accessibility in Australia
Presumably also all website which are accessed by Australians, as an Australian could complain to Aust Human Rights Commission about being discriminated against if website is not accessible. Evan Bailey A/Manager Knowledge Sharing Services Learning Initiatives and TAFE Services Centre for Learning Innovation Locked Bag 2006, Strathfield NSW 2135 P: (02) 9715 8130 F: (02) 9715 8237 E: evan.bai...@det.nsw.edu.au mailto:evan.bai...@det.nsw.edu.au NSW Department of Education and Training www.cli.nsw.edu.au http://www.cli.nsw.edu.au/index.htm From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of Sue Choong Sent: Friday, 6 August 2010 9:31 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: [WSG] Accessibility in Australia Is it mandatory for all australian websites to be accessible or does this only apply to government websites? Just a little confused after reading article below which only mentioned government sites. Http://bit.ly/dddhz8 Thanks in advance. Sue On 06/08/2010, at 9:06 AM, Josh Godsiff j...@oxideinteractive.com.au wrote: On 5/8/2010 8:03 PM, Foskett, Mike wrote: The scenario I'm thinking of is JS available but no CSS, either unavailable or switched off. Unless you're working on some sort of project where there's a high likelyhood that that will occur, don't bother - in the real world, the number of people with a JS-on CSS-off configuration is probably less than 0.5%. - Josh Godsiff -- oxideinteractive.com.au *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** ** This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain privileged information or confidential information or both. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. ** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***image001.png
Re: [WSG] Accessibility in Australia
It's worth nothing that typically speaking, they don't. I imagine the threshold for accessibility is quite low, too. Presumably also all website which are accessed by Australians, as an Australian could complain to Aust Human Rights Commission about being discriminated against if website is not accessible. Evan Bailey A/Manager Knowledge Sharing Services Learning Initiatives and TAFE Services Centre for Learning Innovation Locked Bag 2006, Strathfield NSW 2135 P: (02) 9715 8130 F: (02) 9715 8237 E: evan.bai...@det.nsw.edu.au NSW Department of Education and Training www.cli.nsw.edu.au From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of Sue Choong Sent: Friday, 6 August 2010 9:31 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: [WSG] Accessibility in Australia Is it mandatory for all australian websites to be accessible or does this only apply to government websites? Just a little confused after reading article below which only mentioned government sites. Http://bit.ly/dddhz8 Thanks in advance. Sue On 06/08/2010, at 9:06 AM, Josh Godsiff j...@oxideinteractive.com.au wrote: On 5/8/2010 8:03 PM, Foskett, Mike wrote: The scenario I'm thinking of is JS available but no CSS, either unavailable or switched off. Unless you're working on some sort of project where there's a high likelyhood that that will occur, don't bother - in the real world, the number of people with a JS-on CSS-off configuration is probably less than 0.5%. - Josh Godsiff -- oxideinteractive.com.au *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** ** This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain privileged information or confidential information or both. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. ** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** ***List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfmUnsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfmHelp: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org***
Re: [WSG] Accessibility in Australia
Noting even, not nothing. It's worth nothing that typically speaking, they don't. I imagine the threshold for accessibility is quite low, too. Presumably also all website which are accessed by Australians, as an Australian could complain to Aust Human Rights Commission about being discriminated against if website is not accessible. Evan Bailey A/Manager Knowledge Sharing Services Learning Initiatives and TAFE Services Centre for Learning Innovation Locked Bag 2006, Strathfield NSW 2135 P: (02) 9715 8130 F: (02) 9715 8237 E: evan.bai...@det.nsw.edu.au NSW Department of Education and Training www.cli.nsw.edu.au From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of Sue Choong Sent: Friday, 6 August 2010 9:31 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: [WSG] Accessibility in Australia Is it mandatory for all australian websites to be accessible or does this only apply to government websites? Just a little confused after reading article below which only mentioned government sites. Http://bit.ly/dddhz8 Thanks in advance. Sue On 06/08/2010, at 9:06 AM, Josh Godsiff j...@oxideinteractive.com.au wrote: On 5/8/2010 8:03 PM, Foskett, Mike wrote: The scenario I'm thinking of is JS available but no CSS, either unavailable or switched off. Unless you're working on some sort of project where there's a high likelyhood that that will occur, don't bother - in the real world, the number of people with a JS-on CSS-off configuration is probably less than 0.5%. - Josh Godsiff -- oxideinteractive.com.au *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** ** This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain privileged information or confidential information or both. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it and notify the sender. ** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** ***List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfmUnsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfmHelp: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org***
