On 8 Oct 2007, at 15:45, Daniel C. Montiel wrote: >>> Now that's a brilliant idea. When has the government every been >>> efficient at creating progress and innovation compared to the >>> private >>> sector? >> [snip] >> >> Well, speaking for myself, I found it a heck of a lot easier to >> convince UK clients about the necessity for accessible web design >> after the UK government guidelines started talking about WCAG et al. > > In the US at least, that might be driven more by the demand that > federal contractors comply with certain rules or lose funding as > well as the now-possible legal liability. [snip]
That's certainly true - but it also raised awareness for everybody. > So by using both carrots and sticks, they can force private > enterprise to care about the subject, but only to the extent that > the government regulations are written. > This is wonderful news if you believe that the government (whether > in Brussels, London, or Washington, DC) always gets technical > issues correct while legislating. I find it easier to argue somebody into the right solution once they're half-way convinced that they actually have a problem to solve :-) Adrian ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
