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From: Keith Parks
Date: Jul 31, 2009 1:00PM

On Jul 31, 2009, at 10:59 AM, Stephan Wehner wrote:

> Is that normal ? I thought the US had these tough laws about web
> accessibility (I don't live there)

The most web-specific laws apply to government sites. How much
corporate sites must comply with them is still a question working it's
way through the court system.

Other general laws about disabled access may be applicable too, but
again it's a question that is currently being litigated in several
high-profile cases.

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