[gui-talk] Fwd: legal ruling on Canadian Government website accessibility

[Steve Pattison]

From:    Jennison Mark Asuncion asuncion at alcor.concordia.ca
To:      access-l at access-l.com

Monday, Canada's Federal Court ruled on a case that has resulted in the
Federal government being directed to make its websites accessible
within the next 15 months. This was as a result of a case involving a
blind woman, Donna Jodhan,  who launched a Constitutional challenge that
spoke to problems experienced accessing several government sites.
 
The complete ruling can be found here
http://goo.gl/sOyJN
 
Here's a Globe and Mail article on the ruling: Court orders Ottawa to make
websites accessible to blind
http://goo.gl/pxy9J
 
As part of the ruling, several statements were made referencing the
accessibility of Adobe PDF and Flash. In response, Adobe's Andrew
Kirkpatrick has provided context and clarification on a couple of points
raised
http://goo.gl/gBIGO
 
Jennison

Jennison Mark Asuncion
Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network <www.adaptech.org>
LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/jennison

Regards Steve
Email:  srp at internode.on.net
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