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Re: A clear EU accessibility law proposed? At what cost?

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From: Jake Joehl
Date: Jan 10, 2013 3:44PM

I really enjoy the article too, and I like the whole website! I'm
going to pass it along to my colleagues.
Jake

On 12/29/12, Bryan Garaventa < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Thank you, this is an excellent article, which reflects my reasoning for
> building WhatSock.com as an education and development resource for bridging
>
> Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and practical application with utmost
> simplicity.
>
> I've shared your article with the Royal Society of Arts, who should also
> find it interesting.
>
> All the best,
> Bryan
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dr Jonathan Hassell" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> To: < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 3:23 AM
> Subject: [WebAIM] A clear EU accessibility law proposed? At what cost?
>
>
> Early this month the European Commission issued a proposal for a directive
> on “Accessibility of Public Sector Bodies’ Websites”.
>
> This will require twelve categories of EU public-sector websites to comply
> with W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 at the AA level.
>
> The directive could establish a law centred around a clearer definition of
> ‘the objective set of criteria for determining what an accessible website
> looks like’ that many accessibility advocates have been wanting for years.
>
> So what does this proposed directive mean for developers, disabled & older
> people, and website owners in Europe and beyond?
>
> Is it going to get disabled and older people the benefits they want, without
>
> burdening website owners with unreasonable costs that prevent them
> implementing it?
>
> You can find out more by reading my analysis blog at
> http://www.hassellinclusion.com/2012/12/clear-eu-accessibility-law/
>
> And let me know what you think here on webaim.
>
> Best regards
>
> Jonathan
>
> --
>
> Prof Jonathan Hassell
> Director, Hassell Inclusion
>
> Blog: http://hassellinclusion.com
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/jonhassell
>
> > > >
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