2008/7/7 Steve Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Or is it likely to be similar to the DDA in the UK, which is concerned with > actual outcomes rather than a technical standard? Under the DDA it doesn't > matter if a website is AAA-compliant (if such a thing were possible); a > person can still bring an action if the website was not accessible to them > (although there is no guarantee they will win). Only a court can decide if > the website met the law or not. > > Steve
I suspect that once WCAG 2.0 becomes a recommendation, its testable nature will mean that it is much easier for governments to require a certain level be reached. At least, in theory anyway. UK government websites are currently required (internally, not legally) to reach level AA of WCAG 1.0. There was recently a suggestion that those which failed to do so would be stripped of their .gov.uk domain names, but this has subsequently been watered down and the deadline extended. David ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
