DRC report - more feedback
Added on Thursday 22 Apr 2004
Maurice Franceschi has e-mailed me his response to the recent Disability Rights Report on Web Accessibility.
"However, given that the vast majority of sites cannot even achieve the basic issues I cannot see any clear way forward to getting sites to address the more advanced and broader issues above as long as the DRC takes a softly, softly approach - I mean, they do not even list the 1000 websites tested in the report.
In the accompanying webcast there was an obvious reluctance to go to court but at the same time the Australian Olympics case is mentioned as an example of what can happen. I think a high-profile case is going to be what it takes, in the end, to force compliance. If Ryanair can be taken to court and lose over the wheelchair charging, I do not see what the problem is. "
He makes some useful and valid points: read the full e-mail about the report.
I think Maurice is right - a high profile court case is going to make all the difference.