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From: Chagnon | PubCom
Date: Jul 12, 2017 12:29PM

The short answer, don't do it!

Whenever this type of issue comes up with all social media, I keep wondering when someone in our community is going to sue the pants off these billion dollar behemoths to force them to come into compliance with accessibility laws.

DOJ is testing the waters of "public spaces" on the internet (such as the Winn-Dixie claim), but individuals and/or organizations can launch proceedings against them and not wait for DOJ. All social media have been skirting the accessibility issue since their inception. They give us a little lip service, and even smaller actual accessibility features or access.

I know people who work for these companies. I don't advocate litigation, but these folks tell me that accessibility won't be on the corporate radar until there is a major lawsuit.

When when when?

--Bevi Chagnon