[plug] OT: Sites bow to Microsoft's browser king

[Russell Keith-Magee]

> While there
> >have not been any recorded instances of cases where the government has
> asked
> >website creators to make there content more accessible it is within there
> >right and discrimination laws to do this.
>
> IIRC, the Sydney 2000 Olympic committee got dragged over the
> coals for their
> website not being accessible to the vision impaired. I don't remember what
> the outcome was, but I do remember that there was at least an initial
> judgement requiring the committee to fix the website.

.. and when I had a poke around, I found this. Quite a good summary of the
case, and general background of accessability issues.

http://www.tomw.net.au/2001/bat2001.html

10c version: The website was found to be in violation of Equal Oportunity
regulations, and $20000 in damages was awarded.

Russ %-)

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