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Re: should you or should you not tell partners abouttheaccessibility issues on their sites?

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From: Patterson, David K (ITD)
Date: Apr 6, 2016 10:19AM

Yes, you should point that out to them. And if that is what you do professionally, you have more say in the matter. You try to educate them what accessibility entails and their responsibility to make their sites available to everyone. They should know that there are regulations and legal requirements too.


David K. Patterson
HRCMS Accessibility Manager
Senior Accessibility Business Systems Analyst
Manager – Assistive Technology Laboratory
One Ashburton Place - Room 1601
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-626-4650
Email: <EMAIL REMOVED>
Web: www.mass.gov/itd/

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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Tim Harshbarger
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] should you or should you not tell partners about the accessibility issues on their sites?

Sure, you can always inform a business partner of accessibility issues. What kind of leverage you have to encourage them or require them to respond is really going to depend on the nature of the relationship with the partner. So far, I think most of the responses are making the assumption that the relationship is one where you pay someone else to provide a service or product. In those situations, you definitely have more leverage to require accessibility--though you may have to pay for the requirement. However, if your business partnerships differ from that, it will probably be more challenging to require accessibility.
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