RE: [uk-netmarketing] RE: Blind Readers

[Theyers, Andy]

>This also brings us to a next step in this thread.

>if we assume, like browsers, there are different apps for reading html, >do

we then have to build for different versions of these readers as well?

>Can we be held responsible, legally, if one blind reader can access our

>site fine but another has problems?


This one is quite interesting.  One of my customers has already had action

brought against them under the Disability Act because the site was not

accessible to blind users...


As it turned out they were disgruntled customers of the traditional business

and were trying to cause as many problems for them as possible, but the

customer did have to redesign the site with a clear link to the "blind

friendly" version of the site.


Because of this and other work in the NHS I've done quite a bit in this

area, and can categorically say that 1) yes, the Disability Act does include

web sites and that 2) if you contact RNIB they will provide you with a

browser called Opera - if your site is Opera readable you are considered to

have done enough to satisfy the Disability Act.


Hope this helps


Andy

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