- From: Tom Croucher <tcroucher@netalleynetworks.com>
- Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 10:36:12 +0100
- To: David Sloan <DSloan@computing.dundee.ac.uk>, w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
- Cc: martin.sloan@orange.net
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 >
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