[Sigia-l] Accessibility guidelines in Great Britain

[Jonathan Baker-Bates]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sigia-l-admin at asis.org [mailto:sigia-l-admin at asis.org] 
> On Behalf Of Boniface Lau
> Sent: 02 September 2004 02:17
> To: sigia-l at asis.org
> Subject: RE: [Sigia-l] Accessibility guidelines in Great Britain
> 
> 
> > From: Katrin Gehrke
> >  
> > Now my question: What exactly are "reasonable adjustments" 
> in regard 
> > to web sites?
> 
> For a building, reasonable adjustment is often adding ramps 
> for wheelchair access. For a web site, it can be adding 
> capability to allow users adjust absolute size text, use a 
> higher contrast color scheme, navigate menus using keyboards, etc.
> 
> 
> > We are familiar with the Web Content Accessibility 
> Guidelines (WCAG) 
> > by the W3C. Are "reasonable adjustments" conform with priority 1 
> > (must), 2 (should) or 3 (may) of the WCAG?
> 
> It depends on the affected area. For example, if a reasonable 
> adjustment allows users to access an area otherwise 
> inaccessible, then such adjustment is a priority 1.
> 

Most lawyers in the UK think that if a case ever comes to court over
this, the court would use Priority 1 as their baseline indication of
reasonableness. If the defendant could show Priority 1 compliance then
it would be pretty unlikely the plaintiff could show that was
unreasonable.

But that's only if you approach this from a legal point of view, which
is nuts, obviously.


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