Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Buy European@feddit.uk · 4 days agoNew EU rules come into force tomorrow which will require websites, apps and devices to be accessible for people with disabilities and elderly people.www.rte.ieexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1158arrow-down10
arrow-up1158arrow-down1external-linkNew EU rules come into force tomorrow which will require websites, apps and devices to be accessible for people with disabilities and elderly people.www.rte.ieSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Buy European@feddit.uk · 4 days agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squaremacniel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down3·4 days agoBut not for US websites, we don’t want to anger the Orange right?
minus-squareStern@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·4 days agoThe Americans with Disabilities Act covers that, and generally complying with WCAG standards is good enough. https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/wcag3-intro/ Couple years ago Dominos got rocked for not having a ADA compliant site https://www.boia.org/blog/the-robles-v.-dominos-settlement-and-why-it-matters
But not for US websites, we don’t want to anger the Orange right?
The Americans with Disabilities Act covers that, and generally complying with WCAG standards is good enough.
https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/wcag3-intro/
Couple years ago Dominos got rocked for not having a ADA compliant site
https://www.boia.org/blog/the-robles-v.-dominos-settlement-and-why-it-matters