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From: Kynn Bartlett
Date: Mar 21, 2006 11:40PM

On 3/21/06, Sam Foster < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> I've done work where accessibilty trumped all (like the AIR events), but
> in a comercial environment it jostles with a host of other priorities.
> We'd all like to do the right thing, but some compromise is inevitable.
> Should I let the javascript thing go and focus efforts where I can, or
> is this a untenable position that will land us in court (or lose
> government clients) eventually??


Sounds like a business decision. Is it worth it to your business to lose
government clients and fight off potential lawsuits?

For some businesses, it apparently is.

I'm not convinced that there's the dichotomy of EITHER JavaScript OR
accessibility, though. But it may take some work, and if your company
decides it's not the worth the time and effort to do it, then they just take
on the risk that it may cost them later on.

Are you the person who makes these types of business decisions? If not, then
you should make a presentation to them.

--Kynn