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>I don't think we'll get Webmasters' attention until somebody sues and wins
>under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Most Web sites are "places of
>public accommodation" that should be required to offer text-only pages equal
>in content, functionality and currency to their bloated multimedia
>counterparts.

The DOJ already issued an opinion on this in 1996.  Web sites of
covered entities (government agencies and places of public accomodation)
"must be prepared" to provide access to information online via
alternative means.  However, the core letter did not imply that
Web sites thremselves are "places of public accomodation."

Reference: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/foia/cltr204.txt


Jeff Foust
Editor, SpaceViews -- http://www.spaceviews.com
jeff@spaceviews.com



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