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Re: does datepicker have to be accessible

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From: Paul.Adam@dars.state.tx.us
Date: Feb 15, 2011 12:51PM

From working in state government for over a year I just wanted to chime in and say you are exactly right! Excellent assessment of typical situations I've seen! I think it all comes down to the contract procurements and not implementing accessibility requirements from the beginning.

Hopefully things will change soon and we don't lose momentum with all the state and federal budget cuts.

Paul Adam
Accessibility Specialist
Center for Policy and Innovation
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-----Original Message-----
From: Hoffman, Allen [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 7:01 AM
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] does datepicker have to be accessible

Your example of thinking of accessibility afterwards is just an example
of folks not doing their jobs, not following the law, and in general
spending more money than they should have to meet the needs of the
taxpayers. Don't let the excuse that we did it wrong indicate that we
should accept expensive solutions because they now are accessible.
Smart developers can meet accessibility constraints, especially when
fully customized coding. Some products developed with COTS products
have constraints, but in general customized code should have no excuse.