Two mistakes.
As already mentioned, they do, in legislation, need to make the site
accessible or at least show the attempt to, NOT to say "we don't want
to so we won't".
If they bar people who speak Spanish from the shop they are also
being discriminatory, both to the Spanish they are barring simply
because they speak Spanish and to the users of the site because there
is not a version non-Spanish speakers can use.
YOu keep using examples to support your case that are faulty because
they ARE legislated ()rightly) against. Barring Spanish-speakers from
a shop is the same as banning someone from the shop with a "whites
only" sign. I am amazed you can't see this!
On Oct 04, 2007, at 08:59, Or Golan wrote:
even if making their site accessible to the blind costs target 0
dollars and 0 work, even if they need to just flip a button and
bang - their site is accessible, it doesn't mean the law should
force them to do it.
what i really don't understand is why did the blind people sued
target..if target doesn't want to make their site accessible it's
their right to do it. there is no reason for the government to
force its will on a private company. you can and you should make
the stores accessible to everyone, but telling the stores how to
make their sites is like telling them what services should the
staff give to the people who come in. it's like Andreas said, the
company is allowed to choose what service it wants to give to the
public. if a company doesn't want to make a site, they are allowed
to. but if they make a site, it doesn't mean they have to make it
available to everyone. if they choose to make a Spanish site so
that they won't have to have people who speak spanish in the shop,
but still be able to sell to the Hispanic community, is it
discrimination against english-speakers?
On 10/4/07, Karl Lurman < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Russ, time to step in the ring perhaps?
On 10/4/07, Joe Ortenzi < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> yes for an old site I no longer need. but been too busy fixing
sites that
> people actually need and use.
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> fair nuff. you gonna sue me?
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> On Oct 3 2007, at 23:33, Chris Wilson wrote:
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> If you are going to argue for standards and accesability, follow
your own
> advice first. Captain table layout over here. You don't even have
alt tags
> on your images. Hypocritical aren't ya?
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