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From: Brandon Keith Biggs
Date: May 12, 2016 11:17AM

Hello Brooks,
As we have been saying, the problem is not websites and apps, but the
underlying frameworks that they use. For example, anything using open GL is
not accessible to blind users unless a whole accessibility framework is
created.
So any ADA amendments should target frameworks primarily.

Also, what percentages of the frameworks are open source? It may be
beneficial for a non profit or something to be created that just goes
around and adds markup to frameworks...
Thanks,


Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>;

On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 9:38 AM, Brooks Newton < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> Hey Brandon,
>
> Very good point!
>
> In terms of "going after" a software manufacturer, be it an open source or
> private entity, I wouldn't count on any effective remedy under U.S. law to
> right this wrong at the present. Software manufacturers have largely been
> given a "pass" on Web accessibility regulation by the powers that be. I'm
> planning on making a post to this discussion list in the coming days that
> underscores the need to make software manufacturers accountable as part of
> the recently announced Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Title II
> Supplemental Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SANPRM), which
> proposes to regulate the accessibility of Web sites, and possibly Web apps,
> for U.S. state and local governments. We need to rally support for this
> issue and make our expert opinions clear to the U.S. Department of Justice
> as they seek input on how to regulate Web accessibility in this country.
>
> In terms of voluntary support for making development frameworks
> accessible, there have been a number of efforts. I'll defer to others on
> this list to speak to those efforts.
>
> More to come later on the recent ADA Title II SANPRM...
>
> Brooks Newton
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