Who knows if the rest of the states will take that as a precedent or not.
William Wheatley
Coldfusion Guru
----- Original Message -----
From: Sandy Clark
To: CF-Community
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 3:15 PM
Subject: This is major
http://www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2004/aug/aug19a_04.html
The New York Attorney General's office has decided that ADA does cover
private companies and that those companies must adhere to the WCAG
Guidelines (not 508). Both Ramada and Priceline were investigated and have
agreed to bring their sites up to speed. Not only that, but they both
agreed to cover the costs of the investigations.
"The Attorney General opined that the Americans With Disabilities Act
requires that private web sites be accessible to blind and visually impaired
Internet users. The ADA generally dictates that all "places of public
accommodation" and all "goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages,
or accommodations" of places of public accommodation, must be made
accessible to disabled citizens, absent undue hardship. New York law
provides similar civil rights protections."
I know I am a nag on Accessibility, but trust me, its going to happen and
the sooner all of you start getting into it, the better for all of our
companies. This is the tip of the iceberg.
Sandy
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