So Edwin, are you telling me that it's OK, if they choose, for a web designer to not consider the needs of people with disabilities when designing a website?

David


----- Original Message ----
From: Edwin Groothuis <edwin&#167;mavetju.org>
To: .au DNS Discussion List <dns&#167;dotau.org>
Sent: Friday, 10 November, 2006 10:00:30 PM
Subject: Re: [DNS] Let's Talk Net

On Thu, Nov 09, 2006 at 10:03:56PM -0800, David Goldstein wrote:
> We don't deny access to a cafe or restaurant, for example, to
> someone who is disabled, and so we shouldn't deny access to a website
> just because someone has a disability.

This might sound blunt: We don't deny access to a restaurant, but
we also don't provide them with a menu in braille. Same with other
services in the world.

Edwin

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