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Subject: Re: (off-topic) ADA
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@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@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@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175
>
> Chair, Accessibility SIG
> Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
> http://www.openebook.org
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