(off-topic) ADA

[Janina Sajka]

Hi, Amanda:

Possibly. Title I is about employment and reasonable accomodations there. 
That would be on the mark.

But, this would not cover documents you get off the web surfing around, or 
documents/books you buy from Amazon, etc.

On Tue, 15 Jan 2002, Amanda Lee wrote:

> I do believe it does reference Alternate Formats in Section I or so Janina.
> 
> Amanda Lee
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at afb.net>
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 8:28 PM
> Subject: Re: (off-topic) ADA
> 
> 
> > The ADA does not apply to file formats.
> >
> > PS: It certainly does not say that anyone must meet anyone else's
> > "desires." That's not how law works.
> > On Tue, 15 Jan 2002, Kirk Wood
> > wrote:
> >
> > > But does the ADA specify that the institution must meet the desires of
> the
> > > handicaped? If a PDF file is accesible through Windows it would be a
> long,
> > > hard haul to prove that the law was violated since it isn't accesible
> > > under Linux. But hey, if you have the resouces go for it.
> > >
> > > =======
> > > Kirk Wood
> > > Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net
> > >
> > > Nowlan's Theory:
> > >         He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from
> > >         the next freeway exit.
> > >
> > >
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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina at afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175

Chair, Accessibility SIG
Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
http://www.openebook.org