Thanks for that Kerry. On 24 February 2010 14:17, Webb, KerryA <kerrya.w...@act.gov.au> wrote:
> Nedlud wrote: > > > Hi people, > > > > I see that the Australian government has required all government > > agency web sites to be WCAG 2.0 compliant by 2015. > > > > http://webpublishing.agimo.gov.au/Accessibility > > > > I work for a non profit organisation that receives government funding, > but > I am unaware of our legal obligation to accessibility. Obviously we > have a > moral obligation, but I'd like to be able to see some legal > guidelines. > > > > Any pointers? > > > > Try > http://www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/standards/www_3/www_3.htmlwhich > governs all sites - government, commercial and private. > > The simple answer is that you aren't going to go to jail for creating an > inaccessible site, but that if someone makes a complaint you may be required > to fix it. > > Kerry > (responsible for Web Standards with the ACT Government) > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > This email, and any attachments, may be confidential and also privileged. > If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete > all copies of this transmission along with any attachments immediately. You > should not copy or use it for any purpose, nor disclose its contents to any > other person. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org > ******************************************************************* > > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
