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From: L Snider
Date: Oct 29, 2019 5:58AM

Hi Daniel,

Glad it helped! I am not a lawyer, so take my comments just as my 2
cents! Solutions like the one you mentioned may be just fine, and work
well for people...

My personal views only!

Cheers

Lisa

On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 8:23 AM Swift, Daniel P. < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> Thanks for sharing this, Lisa. This PDF was incredibly helpful on a completely other level.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Dan Swift
> Senior Web Specialist
> University Communications and Marketing
> West Chester University
> 610.738.0589
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of L Snider
> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 3:46 PM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Text-Only Version of sites
>
> Plus, I would add that not only is that going back to 1998 (I only did them once because a client was adamant about it), but in my view it may open up a legal challenge.
>
> Not that this is the same thing, but separate isn't equal.. I would be careful with this kind of solution, even though it would be secondary to a more accessible website (just my opinion).
>
> This lawsuit came to mind with Scandinavian Airlines https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/resources/individuals/aviation-consumer-protection/325416/sas-consent-order.pdf...
>
> Cheers
>
> Lisa
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 11:28 AM Patrick H. Lauke < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >
> > On 28/10/2019 14:25, Swift, Daniel P. wrote:
> > > Does anyone have any experience with textise.org or similar companies? Our current solution has been significantly increasing prices year over year and I'm considering alternatives.
> >
> > Nowadays there's little to no advantage to having a "text only version"
> > of a site, provided that the site is reasonably accessible in and of itself.
> >
> > Why do you feel you need to continue providing such a version?
> >
> > P
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