- From: David Woolley <forums@david-woolley.me.uk>
- Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:52:48 +0100
- To: WAI Interest Group list <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Andy Laws wrote: > in new windows, etc. they will not listen to my company's view point > when we are a w3c member and have created many stunning assessable > sites, they also have a page laying out there accessibility policy. > which is basically all lies. i feel very uncomfortable doing this, could You'll find similar situations with corporate culture statements. Unless there is unusually strong management commitment, the lower echelons will do what they think needs to be done to stay employed, not what the policy is. The policy may be political anyway, like fire precautions (it's a criminal offence to jam fire doors open, but most organisations tolerate it), or data protection, etc. > any body please advise me on how i can reason with these people, You need to consult a lawyer to find out whether you can escape from your contract with only acceptable losses. Generally your choice is do what the customer wants, or get out of the contract. The only other option is to find some organisation that is sympathetic with you and has board level contacts with the company. Incidentally, I think it is unwise to complain about a customer in public. -- David Woolley Emails are not formal business letters, whatever businesses may want. RFC1855 says there should be an address here, but, in a world of spam, that is no longer good advice, as archive address hiding may not work.
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