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From: Jeff Kline
Date: May 28, 2021 10:04AM

I'm not a lawyer either, but I did stay in a Holiday Inn express last night 😎

The responses so far should all be considered good advice.

One other thing should be considered. I suggest putting some language on the homepage and possibly other pages that states something to the effect of: if you are having problems accessing or using this page, please contact (email address or phone number here) for assistance. And, make sure that there is somebody at the other end of this number or email, they can respond to folks in the PWD community when somebody encounters an issue.

Also, it should be noted that VPATs only apply to commercial off-the-shelf products, not a custom website unless that website is a commercially available for sale application. I do like the idea of completing one as an internal document to demonstrate how compliant that particular website is, and possibly even making it available upon request, but I'm not sure what you meant when you stated that it was "filed." By whom and to whom?

Jeff

> On May 28, 2021, at 9:58 AM, Dhananjay Bhole < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Can any buddy assist me in understanding following case?
>
> One of our customer which is a non for profit organization providing
> paramedical support to people has recently remediated their website
> for section 508 compliance and filed VPAT.
> The website could not be completely remediated as we could not fix
> some low level issues due to some technical reasons of the already
> used template in the website. However those issues are not blocking
> any major or minor functionalities of the website. Only it shall
> affect the comfort of users with disabilities.
>
> How much is the threat of non compliance of this website in USA?
>
> Can I get any legal opinion on it.
>
> Regards
> --
> Dhananjay Bhole,
> Accessibility evangelist,
> Cell: +919850123212
> Website: http://www.sites.google.com/site/dhananjaybhole
> > > >