[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In 2000, Bruce Maguire's accessibility complaint against the
Olympics.com website was upheld.
Did this lead to a spate of "frivolous", "discriminatory" lawsuits in
Australia?
Did it lead to any improvement in accessibility of commercial,
government or hobby web sites in Australia?
Did it lead to any improvement in the Olympics website itself?
I try to ensure my professional work is accessible, but I am far from
being persuaded that legislation of this nature can ever be effective,
without also being a burden on smaller sites, particularly those that
are no longer actively maintained.
Necessary and important websites are where it really matters.
If your homepage with your Quake highscores, photos of your cat,
favourite animated .gifs and the depths of space as the background isn't
accessible, I don't really think anybody gives a sh!t. It really isn't
going to damage the standards movement in the slightest.
Regards,
Barney
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