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From: Brandon Keith Biggs
Date: May 13, 2016 11:47AM

Hello,
There should not be any regulation put on opensource frameworks, there
should be a group of people who add accessibility to the open source
frameworks.
Thanks,


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

On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 9:44 AM, Aaron Cannon <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> I suspect that any attempt to regulate open source projects will not
> end well for anyone, not to mention being legally very difficult.
>
> In general, open source frameworks offer what the users demand. As
> more businesses are forced or enticed to make their sites accessible,
> the more their developers will start expecting that their frameworks
> ease the burden of doing so.
>
> Speaking as a developer, I hate to see any regulation imposed upon the
> internet, software development, and similar things. I believe that
> the reason we have seen so much innovation is at least in part because
> most activities have gone unregulated, and the areas that have been,
> such as copyright, have been very cleverly worked around via the
> various open source and creative commons licenses. But, on the other
> hand, speaking as a blind person, I really hate it when I can't use
> the sites I want to. So, I'm a bit conflicted. :)
>
> Aaron
>
> On 5/12/16, Brandon Keith Biggs < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > 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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>