In Australia, websites are covered by Disability Discrimination legislation,
Wow!
Idon't think ours are (UK) Keep it quiet, It does'nt take much here to start
a lawsuit. I think most webmaster/ess would follow the Disability code of
practice anyway. And, if there is anything about you -- you would want your
site accessable by all., after all you all work hard enough on them.
Kate
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From: "Elizabeth Spiegel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <wsg@webstandardsgroup.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 5:07 AM
Subject: RE: [WSG] Lawsuits for inaccessible websites
Hi Tee
In Australia, websites are covered by Disability Discrimination
legislation,
although there has only been one successful suit to date. Bruce Maguire
was
awarded damages of $20,000 against SOCOG in 2000: full details here:
http://www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/decisions/comdec/2000/DD000120.htm
Note that the target was not by any measure a 'small business'. HREOC
provides advisory notes
http://www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/standards/www_3/www_3.html
Elizabeth Spiegel
Web editing
0409 986 158
GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001
www.spiegelweb.com.au
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of tee
Sent: Friday, 15 August 2008 12:49 PM
To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org
Subject: Re: [WSG] Shopping cart - who does what
Under British law, can individual who brings a case under the DDA and
the lawyer seek monetary compensation?
Couple months ago a handful of ADA lawsuits handled by a same lawyer.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2008/06/13/carollloyd.DTL&h
w=disability+lawsuit&sn=001&sc=1000
If lawyer and plaintiff can seek monetary compensation, I honestly
hope no ADA/DDA law ever applies to website.
tee
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