(unknown charset) Re: Comprehensive WCAG conformance leads to accessibility for all irrespective of the technology used-any statement to prove this legally?

India did not sign the UN  convention on the rights of people with 
disabilities?



On Thu, 15 Sep 2022, Amar Jain wrote:

> India unfortunately uses universal design only in respect of consumer goods.
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> Regards,
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> Amar Jain
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> On 15/09/2022 12:47, Till Halbach wrote:
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>>  Amar,
>>
>>  it appears the solution is not universally designed. Please see UN's
>>  definition:
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>>  "Universal design" means the design of products, environments, programmes
>>  and services to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible,
>>  without the need for adaptation or specialized design. "Universal design"
>>  shall not exclude assistive devices for particular groups of persons with
>>  disabilities where this is needed.
>>
>>  https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/article-2-definitions.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CUniversal%20design%E2%80%9D%20means%20the%20design,for%20adaptation%20or%20specialized%20design.
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>>  The term "assistive devices" would include screen readers and is
>>  definitely not limited to NVDA.
>>
>>  In many European countries, the universal design of ICT solutions is a
>>  legal requirement, but I don't know what the situation in India is.
>>
>>  Best,
>>
>>  Till Halbach
>>
>>  On 14.09.2022 07:38, Amar Jain wrote:
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>> >  Det er ikke ofte du mottar e-post fra amarjain@amarjain.com. Finn ut 
>> >  hvorfor dette er viktig. [1]
>> > 
>> >  Dear all,
>> > 
>> >  By way of a quick introduction, I am Amar Jain, a corporate lawyer and a 
>> >  Certified Professional in Web Accessibility based out of India.
>> > 
>> >  We have a case going on for inaccessibility of our tax submission 
>> >  portal. The vendor is Infosys, and the problem is that only those issues 
>> >  that we are highlighting are getting resolved and comprehensive audit is 
>> >  not being done due to commercial reasons.
>> > 
>> >  Further, there seems to be hard coding for NVDA, as the portal is 
>> >  reasonably functional with NVDA and not with Jaws. The lack of audit is 
>> >  also leaving behind persons with other disabilities.
>> > 
>> >  The argument of the vendor is that it is because of the architecture of 
>> >  the portal which is why NVDA will be the only screen reader which should 
>> >  be used for maximum functionality. Second argument is more legal in 
>> >  nature, which is to say that current Indian standards only restrict 
>> >  testing with NVDA which we can work around.
>> > 
>> >  We need to prove to the Court that a comprehensive WCAG conformance is 
>> >  technology independent and irrespective of the technology that people 
>> >  use, a comprehensive conformance will ensure widest accessibility 
>> >  possible.
>> > 
>> >  Is there any document which backs-up this statement and is there any 
>> >  precedent where comprehensive audit has been asked by way of a court 
>> >  order?
>> > 
>> >  In nutshell, I need to convince the court that a comprehensive audit is 
>> >  the only way to go, and a comprehensive conformance to WCAG will not 
>> >  produce different results with different technologies in terms of 
>> >  accessibility.
>> > 
>> >  Your valuable inputs will be greatly appreciated before September 22.
>> > 
>> >  Regards,
>> > 
>> >  Amar Jain
>>
>>  --
>>  Best regards,
>>  Till Halbach, seniorforsker / senior research scientist
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