I'm not sure what's being referred to here, but I am sure Microsoft has
worked on and delivered accessibility improvements recently without
losing a law suit to make it happen. I'm not defending Microsoft, they
could definitely do a better job, but inaccurate and exaggerated
statements like this just undermine the points that need to be made.
On 07/23/2015 09:37 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:
does Microsoft do any better??? Honestly, the answer is no. The last time we
got anything out of MS, it required a lawsuit. They are still a $45 Billion
Dollar monster with lots of lawyers. Still, if enough of us can start bugging
the software developers who make apps for MS (and OS X, iOS, Android and
others), the more likely it is that something will get done.
-eric
On Jul 23, 2015, at 6:37 PM, Andy Baracco wrote:
Does Microsoft do any better?
Andy
From: Mike Hingson
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 12:30 PM
To: VIPhone
Cc: csma...@cogeco.ca
Subject: Re: App Accessibility and the ADA
While some apps may be graphic by nature their controls need not be
inaccessible to blind persons. I believe Apple has not totally lived up to its
responsibility to insure as miuch app accessibility as it could. Leaving this
up to the developers is unrealistic and will ALWAYS keep us behind the
accessible curve.
On Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 7:39:08 AM UTC-7, Chris Smart wrote:
I'm not a US citizen, so forgive me if this question is ignorant.
Does the ADA or any other US law compel app and other software developers to
make their products accessible? I know the ADA applies to buildings and such,
but what about software?
I'm considering filing a report with the Better Business Bureau in the case of
one company, mostly to get their full attention. Obviously I'd like to site any
relevant legal frameworks if there are any.
Thanks for any info,
Chris
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