It has been talked about for the last few years whether or not to mandate that the web is a public place of where one can be accommodated. I have read things from social media and other sources that have hinted at the ADA being amended to include web accessibility. So far as I know, this has not happened yet. Treating the web as a public place makes sense but remember that the ADA was signed in 1990, and the web did not really get rolling until a few years after that. Until the ADA is amended to include websites as public places and places where people with disabilities can get reasonable accommodations, mobile apps will not fit into the ADA. Since, in my humble opinion, web accessibility and mobile accessibility are very close to each other.
Best, Wayne On 7/23/15, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree, but I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss making some apps > accessible that are seemingly impossible to make accessible. It wasn't > that long ago that people thought touch screens were never going to be > used by the blind. > > I think the original question was about using information to file a > complaint with a particular app. I'd still suggest using the ADA and the > accessibility standards. It's unclear to me when or if these standards > will apply to apps, but you can make the case that this app developer > might not want to take the chance. There's also the Rehabilitation Act, > so if the developer ever wants this app used by an institution receiving > US Federal funding then they would want to be accessible. Finally, there > are Apple's accessibility guidelines themselves. I would include all of > this myself and let the developer figure out if they're on the right > side of the law, standards and guidelines. > > On 07/23/2015 07:07 AM, Andy Baracco wrote: >> It's not so simple because there are apps, such as graphically based >> games that could never be made accessible. >> >> Andy >> >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Paul Hunt >> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 3:52 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: App Accessibility and the ADA >> >> I'd like Apple to require apps to be completely accessible before the >> let them into the app store. >> >>> On Jul 23, 2015, at 5:27 AM, Kelly Pierce <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> to clarify Mary Ann's comments, The ADA does not mandate information >>> or communications to be accessible in a specific format. Mary Ann's >>> comments could be applied to Braille as well. The ADA requires >>> communications to be accessible. The format used for this >>> accessibility depends on how effective the format is for access and >>> the blind person's skills and needs. >>> >>> Kelly >>> >>>> On 7/22/15, Chris Smart <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> thanks for that info Marianne. >>>> >>>> At 10:58 AM 7/21/2015, you wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Chris, there is no current or past legislation that requires apps to >>>>> be accessible. The NFB is working on making all programs that come >>>>> into public schools or institutions of higher learning accessible but >>>>> it hasn't fully happened yet. >>>>> >>>>> On 7/21/15, Chris Smart >>>>> <[?&cs=wh&v=b&[email protected]][email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> I'm not a US citizen, so forgive me if this question is ignorant. >>>>>> Does the ADA or any other US law compel app and other software >>>>>> developers to >>>>>> make their products accessible? 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