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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Tue, Apr 17 2012 12:52PM
Subject: Accessibility legislation in different countries (particularly in Europe)
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Hello listers
I was asked to create a document with descriptionof current
accessibility regulations around the world, particularly answering the
questions:
What web accessibility standard is used to measure accessibility of
websites (WCAG 1.0 vs 2.0 A vs AA vs AAA). Are there any standards of
recommended best practices ouside of web accessibility (ATAG etc)
What is the scope of the regulation (government/public websites only,
private websites that offer public services, think private banking,
retail etc)
What, if any, are the monetary fines or consequences of not following
set standards (open to law suits, open to any type of audit).
Who can certify websites regarding accessibility within each country
(what agency, if any), which private companies.
I believe I have good grasp of the U.S., Canada, Australia and the UK,
also Norway. But I need info regarding Sweden, Denmark, Finland,
Germany, Netherlands (not that repeat of that info would not be
helpful), Switzerland, France, Italy, and really any other country I
can get my hands on.
I have a few blogs and other online resources from the WAI websites.
Some of them seem a bit outdated, and I have not found much on these
countries yet.
I will be doing internet search, and asking people I know, and would
be happy to share the resulting document.
If anyone has resources, info or opinions, feel free to post it here,
or mail it to me privately.
Thanks very much
-Birkir
From: Pooja Nahata
Date: Tue, Apr 17 2012 10:11PM
Subject: Re: Accessibility legislation in different countries (particularly in Europe)
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You can take a look at:
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http://blog.powermapper.com/blog/post/Government-Accessibility-Standards.aspx
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http://g3ict.org/resource_center/publications_and_reports/p/productCategory_whitepapers/subCat_7/id_150
Regards
Pooja Nahata
On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 11:52 AM, Birkir R. Gunnarsson <
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> Hello listers
>
> I was asked to create a document with descriptionof current
> accessibility regulations around the world, particularly answering the
> questions:
>
> What web accessibility standard is used to measure accessibility of
> websites (WCAG 1.0 vs 2.0 A vs AA vs AAA). Are there any standards of
> recommended best practices ouside of web accessibility (ATAG etc)
>
> What is the scope of the regulation (government/public websites only,
> private websites that offer public services, think private banking,
> retail etc)
>
> What, if any, are the monetary fines or consequences of not following
> set standards (open to law suits, open to any type of audit).
>
> Who can certify websites regarding accessibility within each country
> (what agency, if any), which private companies.
>
> I believe I have good grasp of the U.S., Canada, Australia and the UK,
> also Norway. But I need info regarding Sweden, Denmark, Finland,
> Germany, Netherlands (not that repeat of that info would not be
> helpful), Switzerland, France, Italy, and really any other country I
> can get my hands on.
>
> I have a few blogs and other online resources from the WAI websites.
> Some of them seem a bit outdated, and I have not found much on these
> countries yet.
> I will be doing internet search, and asking people I know, and would
> be happy to share the resulting document.
> If anyone has resources, info or opinions, feel free to post it here,
> or mail it to me privately.
> Thanks very much
> -Birkir
> > > >
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Regards
Pooja Nahata
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From: Denis Boudreau
Date: Tue, Apr 17 2012 10:19PM
Subject: Re: Accessibility legislation in different countries (particularly in Europe)
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Hello Birkir,
If you ever need to validate your information on the canadian regulations, both on the federal and provincial levels, I will be happy to help.
/Denis
On 2012-04-17, at 2:52 PM, Birkir R. Gunnarsson wrote:
> Hello listers
>
> I was asked to create a document with descriptionof current
> accessibility regulations around the world, particularly answering the
> questions:
>
> What web accessibility standard is used to measure accessibility of
> websites (WCAG 1.0 vs 2.0 A vs AA vs AAA). Are there any standards of
> recommended best practices ouside of web accessibility (ATAG etc)
>
> What is the scope of the regulation (government/public websites only,
> private websites that offer public services, think private banking,
> retail etc)
>
> What, if any, are the monetary fines or consequences of not following
> set standards (open to law suits, open to any type of audit).
>
> Who can certify websites regarding accessibility within each country
> (what agency, if any), which private companies.
>
> I believe I have good grasp of the U.S., Canada, Australia and the UK,
> also Norway. But I need info regarding Sweden, Denmark, Finland,
> Germany, Netherlands (not that repeat of that info would not be
> helpful), Switzerland, France, Italy, and really any other country I
> can get my hands on.
>
> I have a few blogs and other online resources from the WAI websites.
> Some of them seem a bit outdated, and I have not found much on these
> countries yet.
> I will be doing internet search, and asking people I know, and would
> be happy to share the resulting document.
> If anyone has resources, info or opinions, feel free to post it here,
> or mail it to me privately.
> Thanks very much
> -Birkir
> > >