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From: Denis Boudreau
Date: Oct 4, 2010 2:51PM

Hi a11y folks,

For a study we're conducting with the Quebec government, I'm trying to evaluate general cost of accessibility when building a website.

Back in 2004, Andy Budd [1] was saying it was around 2%. I tend to agree with him, though my own experience suggests it's more like 2 to 5%.

So, if you had a fully-skilled, fully-experienced team at your disposal (where everyone knows what they're doing), in a website redesign project, what percentage of your budget would you reserve to cover the cost of accessibility?

[1] <http://www.andybudd.com/archives/2004/01/the_business_case_for_web_accessibility/>;.

Regards,
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Denis Boudreau
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