- From: Jon Hanna <jon@spin.ie>
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 19:46:10 +0100
- To: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
> >>> Guess we need to start writing congress to amend ADA to include > >>>any Website which is owned by a business in the United States must be > >>>accessible to those with disabilities. > > so we can all go work abroad when the companies move? how hard > will it be for any company to open a separate entity abroad to > "own" the web site. hard for the all the little guys that this > will put out of business, peanuts for the like of southwest airlines. > > accessible web sites are good business and good *for* business, > but making it mandatory under US federal law is a ridiculous > idea. ROFLMAO I can hear it now, "Oh no! US federal law is forcing us to do something that is good for business! Quick buy a webserver in Juarez so we can keep producing rubbish. Oh, and tell all the developers they have to commute from El Paso or find a new job!".
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