- From: Andy Heath <a.k.heath@shu.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 10:24:07 +0100
- To: tcroucher@netalleynetworks.com
- Cc: David Sloan <DSloan@computing.dundee.ac.uk>, w3c-wai-ig@w3.org, martin.sloan@orange.net
Is the confusion over the Learning/services split ? andy > Well Martin Sloan who runs http://www.web-access.org.uk/ should know so > I am copying him in on this mail. My understanding however was that DDA > part III does not come into force until October 2004. However if this is > incorrect, I will happy concede the point since I probably "read it > somewhere" ;). > > Tom > > On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 10:15:09 +0100, David Sloan > <DSloan@computing.dundee.ac.uk> wrote: > >> >> >> Tom Croucher said: "In the UK currently you are not obligated to be >> accessible, however in Oct 2004 when the Disability Discrimation Act >> of 1995 >> (DDA) part III comes >> into force then all public web sites (as services I gather, although I am >> not a lawayer) are obligated to be accessible to a reasonable degree." >> >> My understanding is that this is incorrect. Goods, facilities and service >> providers have been covered since 1999 under the DDA Section III, which >> requires them not to unjustifiably discriminate against someone on >> account >> of a disability. >> >> If they provide goods, facilities and services through a web site, then >> legal argument has suggested that the web site is covered by this >> legislation. >> >> See: >> http://elj.warwick.ac.uk/jilt/01-2/sloan.html >> http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_l >> >> egalcase.hcsp >> > > > -- andy _______________________________________________ Andy Heath Sheffield Hallam University andy@andyheath.org.uk
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