Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 17:50:44 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Paul Robinson <paul@akita.co.uk> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NatWest? no thanks Message-ID: <15329.57300.97759.672170@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <20011101095903.B43740@jake.akitanet.co.uk> References: <15328.13403.591620.246277@hyde.lpds.sublink.org> <20011031210224.A710-100000@howie.ncptiddische.net> <20011101095903.B43740@jake.akitanet.co.uk>
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Paul Robinson <paul@akita.co.uk> types:
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> Bank: And when these user's browsers get IE-compatible, we can let them back
> in?
>
> Paul: Yes.
>
> Bank: Do all of this, otherwise we don't pay you...
>
> Paul: <shrug> OK.
And later...
Bank: Why are we being sued by The National Federation for the Blind?
Me: Because in forcing users to get IE-compatible browsers, we made
our web site inaccessible to everyone who was blind.
AOL has already settled with the NFB out of court, and now has a
blind-accessible site. The US has ruled that the ADA applies to any
site is in any way federally funded. The question of whether or not it
applies to a commercial site like a bank is still open, and hinges on
whether or not a commercial web site is a "public place of business"
as defined by the ADA.
And yes, none of this is relevant if you aren't in the US.
<mike
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