Yes, I believe that's the case too. Otherwise, it wouldn't really be enforcable except against the big players who would be natural targets for lawsuits due to their size and bank accounts. --- "Brad B. McCormick" <mccormickb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Actually, I believe the websites recieving any kind of FEDERAL > FUNDING have > to be accessible; that is, abide by the 508 standards. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cortney Sellers [mailto:cortney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 4:18 PM > To: webproducers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [webproducers] Re: creating accessible websites and how it > impacts the project life cycle > > > One note here that may be of interest to all.... > > Website accessibility is required by federal law. While this is the > case, > some precedents are now being set which lay the groundwork for how > accessible one has to be. > > It would be a great additional knowledge base for any web producer to > have > in their toolbox. Many of the things are simple, easy to implement, > and > beneficial in multiple ways. > > The trick will be to know that your team has a clear understanding of > accessibility from each of their tasks: design, development, testing, > etc. > > Cortney > > > -----Original Message----- > From: webproducers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:webproducers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of tonyzeoli > Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 11:04 PM > To: webproducers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [webproducers] Re: creating accessible websites and how it > impacts > the project life cycle > > I'm assuming that he means what does is cost in extra development > time to > take into consideration accessibility issues, for example making the > site > compliant for the hearing or visibly impaired with either text or > audio that > > can be accessed automatically when you visit a web site. > > I don't have any resources, but I'll look around. I did learn a > little about > > this in my last semester at NYU. > > These types of issues are really relevant to the health care industry > or the > > government, whose regulations require that web sites need to be > accessible > for the elderdly and the handicapped. > > Tony Z. > > Zahid, > > is there a chance you can re-phrase your wording. > > > > "creating accessible websites impact on the project life cycle" -- > quite > > possible it's me don't understand this. > > Please elaborate. > > > > Sergei > > > > ******** > > Can anyone give me some advice on the subject creating accessible > websites > > impact on the project life cycle? > > > Any useful thoughts, websites, books and resources would be > appreciated. > > > > > > still had no responses hmmmm .......... I wonder why ? > > > > > > Many Thanks > > > > > > Zahid Hossain > > > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe send a blank message with unsubscribe in the subject > > > to webproducers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > To access our webform to subscribe, unsubscribe, and manage your > > subscription (digest and vacation) visit www.WebProducers.org. > > > > The WPO list is a public discussion forum with a public archive at > > www.WebProducers.org. 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