From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail.city-net.com ([198.144.32.6] helo=goku.city-net.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16QrYg-0004a2-00 for ; Wed, 16 Jan 2002 10:00:59 -0500 Received: from trunks.city-net.com (IDENT:ddunfee@trunks.city-net.com [198.144.32.249]) by goku.city-net.com (8.12.1/8.12.1) with ESMTP id g0GF2uYk1209767; Wed, 16 Jan 2002 10:02:56 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (ddunfee@localhost) by trunks.city-net.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA21067; Wed, 16 Jan 2002 10:00:38 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 10:00:38 -0500 (EST) From: To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca cc: cpt.kirk@1tree.net Subject: (off-topic) ADA Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: The below logic always reminds me of wheelchair access concerning steps. There are wheelchairs that can climb steps. Are public access places now exempt because some chairs, though very expensive, are now available and ramps etc. can't now be enforced under the ata? Someone thus scribed: 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