Please note that whilst you may not go to jail for failing to provide
accessibility aspects and compliance within a website, you may be held
responsible  and found negligent and be required to pay compensation as
directed by a court of law.

Ref case : Maguire vs. SOCOG
http://www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/decisions/comdec/Maguire%20v%20SOCOG3.htm
http://contenu.nu/socog.html


<http://www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/decisions/comdec/Maguire%20v%20SOCOG3.htm>
Jason



On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 3:26 PM, nedlud <ned...@gmail.com> wrote:

> That's exactly what it means ;)
>
> Sad but true.
>
> Resources ... blah blah ... deadlines ... blah blah ... too much work ..
> blah blah ...
>
> I suspect it's a familiar story to many.
>
> L.
>
>
>
> On 24 February 2010 14:59, sans principles <sans.princip...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Does this mean the moral obligation alone is not compelling enough for
>> your organisation to be convinced to follow the requirement, and they will
>> only do so if there is a danger of legal issues?
>>
>> sp. (<<< in a similar situation).
>>
>>
>> .....................................
>>
>> Lucien wrote:
>>
>> I work for a non profit organisation that receives government funding, but
>> I am unaware of our legal obligation to accessibility. Obviously we have a
>> moral obligation, but I'd like to be able to see some legal guidelines.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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