Hi to all.

Actually, the last time I checked, there was no law on the books specifically requiring websites to be accessible. Supporters of such accessability (including myself) have argued that websites, because everybody has access to them, should come under the public access requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Those opposing this view have argued that the accessability requirements for public places do not apply to websites, because they are not physical structures. Both sides have legitimate points, and, unfortunately, the courts have yet to rule on this issue.

Ted Chittenden


---- Mike Pietruk <[log in to unmask]> wrote: 
> Christopher 
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> I understand where you are coming from.  However, if this economic 
> scenario plays out into something permanently bad, laws will be changed 
> whether blind people like it or not.
> Laws can and are changed as society sees fit; and as needs of a time 
> dictate.
> So-called rights such as accessability are a product of a society of 
> plenty.  If a society moves towards survival mode, these kinds of rights 
> become trivial and are replaced by something else.
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> Just because you have a right today doesn't mean you will have it 
> tomorrow.  It only exists until the next law comes down the pike.
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> Optasia Ministry offers a wide variety of free electronic Christian resources to
> blind US residents;
> Many of these are not available otherwise in free electronic format, and
> some are particularly formatted for use on legacy and current portable reading devices.
> Distributed on DVD and cds, details and a catalog can be found at
> ,
> http://www.optasiaministry.org
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