- From: Wendy Chisholm <wendy@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 13:00:13 -0500
- To: Adam Palmer <zzaammm@yahoo.co.uk>
- Cc: wai-wcag-editor@w3.org
Hello Adam, You write: >I am just wondering, if a website does not take >accessibility into account and therefore does not >reach the 'Conformance Level A' standard set by W3C - >what would happen to them? is it against the law, or >is accessibility just 'preferred'? > > > First of all - is it against the law? It depends on which country and what type of Web site you are referring to, more information is available at Policies Relating to Web Accessibility <http://www.w3.org/WAI/Policy/>. Second - is it preferred? Accessible content is preferred by people with disabilities who are unable to use your site if you don't make it accessible. Please read more about How People With Disabilities use the Web <http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/PWD-Use-Web/> and Business Benefits of Accessible Web Design <http://www.w3.org/WAI/bcase/benefits.html>. Best, --wendy -- wendy a chisholm world wide web consortium web accessibility initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI/ /--
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