> suggest (could be my friday mind reading it wrong) that pretty much > /all/ Australian websites are covered by the DDA?
Not pretty much, but ALL Australian web pages. The Disability Discrimination Act is really quite clear on this. Back in mid-June last year, Roger Hudson's accessibility talk explained how the DDA affected us as web developers. The Act states everybody, regardless of impairment, should have the same rights to information. Simply making information publicly available on the web is regarded as offering a service, and is covered by the DDA. Most countries have similar laws. Roger's presentation is available for download at http://webstandardsgroup.org/go/resource4.cfm Roger will be discussing accessibility at Web Essentials, Sep 30 - Oct 1 http://we04.com/presenters.cfm#hudson And finally, Roger will cover "Does your website expose you to the risk of legal action?" at the free Web Essentials briefing in Sydney, Jul 1. http://we04.com/briefing.cfm -ben ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help *****************************************************
