Are there metrics for what makes a site quote accessible quote?  I know 
that the w3c has guidelines, but who gets to say if a site is accessible 
or not.

I found it surprising when SouthWest got sued because just a couple of 
weeks before the announcement of the suit came out, I had purchased 
tickets on their site.

Over on another list, I am trying to help someone out who feels that the 
audible.com site is very inaccessible, yet there are many blind people who 
use that site regularly with no, or minimal issues.

If one blind person can use a site, does that mean it is accessible?  If 
one blind person cannot use a site, does that mean it is inaccessible?

Obviously, it isn't one of those extremes, so how do you measure 
accessibility and who gets to make the final call?

I am honestly not trying to be provocative, I am trying to find a real 
answer, because I am often asked this question and I don't have an answer. 
The confusion seems to come from the fact that you can build a site that 
adheres pretty closely to the WAI guidelines, and still have a site that 
some blind people will have trouble with.  Conversely, it is pretty easy 
to build a site that fails a lot of the tests for accessibility, but is 
not actually inaccessible.

Thanks for any help.

-- 
Blue skies.
Dan Rossi
Carnegie Mellon University.
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