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. >> >> >> >> >> ******************************************************************* >> List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm >> Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm >> Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org >> ******************************************************************* >> > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org > ******************************************************************* > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
