The more salient question would be whether corporates can be forced to
do so in australia, as SOCOG was a government corporation. AFAIK whether
australian corporates can be forced to comply to W3C/accessibility
guidelines is untested in the courts.
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Nick Cowie wrote:
Cameron
wrote:
Did we resolve whether Australian legislation has the
potential for similar effects?
Have you forgotten Sydney Olympics web site, it was 4 years ago the Human Rights
Commission awarded A$20,000 compensation in the Maguire vs. SOCOG case.
You can find it all here: http://www.contenu.nu/socog.html
Nick
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