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Re: does datepicker have to be accessible

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From: Webb, KerryA
Date: Feb 13, 2011 2:57PM

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> With all due respect to the needs of those who require accessible sites,
> one
> has to be practical. The level of accessibility on the web in general is
> pretty low. I think the addition of a datepicker is one of the last things
> we should be making a fuss about. Despite the fact that accessible web
> sites
> shouldn't come at a high expense, the reality is that companies who are
> implementing accessibility are spending a lot of money on it. Just to take
> an example, our department contracted out a large (not gigantic) web app
> to
> be developed. After the contract was finished, they thought about
> accessibility, and the company which received the contract wanted an extra
> $10,000 to make it accessible. That comes out of taxpayer money. I am all
> for implementing accessibility, but at some point we have to consider the
> cost, if only to avoid a situation where high costs provide ammunition to
> those who would torpedo the cause altogether.
>

There are a number of studies that show that incorporation of accessibility at the design stage is more economical that retrofitting.

Thanks for providing another data point.

Kerry

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Kerry Webb
Manager
Policy Office | InTACT
Shared Services | ACT Government

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