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From: Geof Collis
Date: Mar 30, 2010 6:15AM

Hi Vicki

Much appreciated!



cheers

Geof

At 11:20 PM 3/29/2010, you wrote:
>Hi Geof,
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>On 30/03/2010, at 6:56 AM, Webb, KerryA wrote:
> > This is from the Australian Human Rights Commission's site:
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> > Until we are in a position to make comprehensive recommendations for the
> > implementation of WCAG 2.0, our referenced benchmark for website
> > accessibility continues to be WCAG 1.0, with Level AA of WCAG 1.0 being
> > the minimum conformance level that we recommend.
> >
> > (almost a year old)
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>The Australian Human Rights Commission has embraced WCAG 2.0 and
>government agencies must conform by 2015:
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>http://www.financeminister.gov.au/media/2010/mr_052010_joint.html
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>However, that news release doesn't say to what degree conformance
>will be required.
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>The "World Wide Web Access: Disability Discrimination Act Advisory
>Notes"
>(http://www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/standards/www_3/www_3.html)
>do say, however, that under the Disability Discrimination Act 1994:
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>"Equal access for people with a disability in this area is required
>by the DDA where it can reasonably be provided. This requirement
>applies to any individual or organisation developing a Worldwide Web
>page in Australia, or placing or maintaining a Web page on an
>Australian server."
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>So it's not just government agencies that have to provide accessible
>websites - it's everyone - as long as it can be "reasonably provided".
>
>HTH,
>
>Vicki. :-)
>
>--
>Vicki Stanton
>http://www.nvworx.com
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