RE: FN-FORUM: background music

date posted 15th February 2007 10:38

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> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Tony
> Crockford
> Sent: 15 February 2007 10:28
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> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: background music
>
>
> Gary Short wrote:
>
> > This is not true. It is fair to say that it is "best practice" for sites
> to be
> > accessible, but legislation does not make it mandatory.
>
> Are you saying that the DDA doesn't apply here?
>
> http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1995/95050--c.htm#19
> Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50)
>
> It is my belief that it does.
>
> and any commercial organisation providing a service to members of the
> public that is not available to a disabled person is in breach of that act.

No, I'm not saying that the DDA does not apply here. What I am saying is that
the DDA creates an offence for the supplier of goods and services to prevent
disabled people having access to those goods and services. *Most* websites are
not the goods or services in and of themselves, but are method of accessing
those goods and services. Providing a supplier provides access via an auxiliary
service then that supplier complies with the legislation whether or not their
website is accessible.

Note, I believe that web sites *should* be accessible because of "best practice"
I'm just saying that legislation does not mandate it at the moment.

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Cheers,
Gary
http://www.garyshort.org/