- From: Andy Heath <a.k.heath@shu.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 10:03:19 +0100
- To: David Sloan <DSloan@computing.dundee.ac.uk>
- Cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
For accessibility of learning my understanding is that the requirement for reasonable adjustment is in force already. For example see http://www.ukcle.ac.uk/directions/issue4/senda.html I agree with David's point about services Andy Heath > > 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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