- From: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 10:30:44 -0500 (EST)
- To: Gavin Hardman <ghardman@zentropypartners.com>
- cc: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
This depends where the pages are, what they are for, and who they are for. For example, in Australia, the Disability Discrimination Act would generally apply to a case where an employee could not use an intranet, or to where an employee was not hired becuase they had a disability that meant they could not use some corporate system such as the intranet. A government agency such as a government department, University or a public school would, as far as I understand the act, not be able to make the defense that it would cost too much to change this. I understand that the law is different in the USA, but that many of the same results would aply in particular circumstances. I am not a Lawyer, and this is a legal question. In addition, it is one that needs to be answered on a case by case basis. So I would suggest that unless you are certain of the laws applicable to you, you should be aware that there really is a potential that you will have to ensure your intranet is accessible. just my 2c worth. Chaals On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, Gavin Hardman wrote: Is there any legal requirement to have accessible web pages when the target audience is not the public? Gavin Hardman Senior Site Developer Zentropy Partners Ltd London UK -- Charles McCathieNevile http://www.w3.org/People/Charles phone: +61 409 134 136 W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI fax: +1 617 258 5999 Location: 21 Mitchell street FOOTSCRAY Vic 3011, Australia (or W3C INRIA, Route des Lucioles, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France)
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