Bob Schwartz wrote:
First a disclaimer:
heheheh I had to have my rant off-list before I could respond !:)
How and why did the web get singled out from among all of the other
publishing mediums to be by law accessible?
It hasn't.
Why aren't book, magazine, and newspaper publishers
On 3/9/07, Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Accepted old media grandfather clause, only applies to new kids.
I hope you're not thinking of Australian law, Tim.
For example, televison broadcasters in Australia are in fact required to
caption and had to *apply for* an exemption from liability
I should have said that laws apply to new kids on the block in theory.
The Australian 1992 Disability Discrimination Act is a fairytale.
Australian Law is Absolute fiction and un-enforced.
State laws like Victorian standards are laughable. For example,
Victorian Premier Bracks website, has a
First a disclaimer:
This post does not reflect my personal views on web accessibility or
handicapped persons, it is merely a collection of academic thoughts
triggered by various posts of the past few days.
How and why did the web get singled out from among all of the other
publishing
On 08/03/2007, at 11:48 PM, Bob Schwartz wrote:
Some meandering responses
First a disclaimer:
This post does not reflect my personal views on web accessibility or
handicapped persons, it is merely a collection of academic thoughts
triggered by various posts of the past few days.
How and
On Mar 8, 2007, at 7:48 AM, Bob Schwartz wrote:
First a disclaimer:
This post does not reflect my personal views on web accessibility
or handicapped persons, it is merely a collection of academic
thoughts triggered by various posts of the past few days.
How and why did the web get
Bob Schwartz wrote:
How and why did the web get singled out from among all of the other
publishing mediums to be by law accessible?
It's a relatively new medium, and they may have a (very) slight chance
to get it right.
Isn't saying one can't (shouldn't) use, for example, a popup window
on
How and why did the web get singled out from among all of the other
publishing mediums to be by law accessible?
I don't know that there's a definitive answer; but I would suggest
that part of the picture is that the web was created from the start to
be usable to everyone. To put it another
Bob Schwartz wrote:
First a disclaimer:
This post does not reflect my personal views on web accessibility or
handicapped persons, it is merely a collection of academic thoughts
triggered by various posts of the past few days.
How and why did the web get singled out from among all of the
On 3/8/07, Bob Schwartz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Why aren't book, magazine, and newspaper publishers required to
produce an audio or braille version of everything they publish?
Old media... but how difficult would it be? I'm sure it could be done!
Why aren't TV broadcasters and movie
On 3/8/07, Christian Montoya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 3/8/07, Bob Schwartz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Why aren't TV broadcasters and movie production companies required
to sub-title all of their broadcasts or films, or have an off screen
reader describing the scenes?
tv manufacturers
I also think it is a lot easier to make the website accessible than a movie and
book. All it takes is some careful coding and you have an accessible website,
but to make a book into brail takes a lot more effort
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 8/03/2007 9:48:46 pm
First a disclaimer:
This post does
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