From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mta06ps.bigpond.com ([144.135.25.138]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16QW91-0003WP-00 for ; Tue, 15 Jan 2002 11:09:04 -0500 Received: from data.home ([144.135.25.84]) by mta06ps.bigpond.com (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with SMTP id GPZMIS00.6MD for ; Wed, 16 Jan 2002 02:16:04 +1000 Received: from CPE-144-136-137-64.qld.bigpond.net.au ([144.136.137.64]) by psmam06.mailsvc.email.bigpond.com(MailRouter V3.0h 110/4166659); 16 Jan 2002 02:08:59 Received: from geoff by data.home with local-esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 16QW8x-0000uk-00; Wed, 16 Jan 2002 02:08:59 +1000 Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 02:08:59 +1000 From: Geoff Shang To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: (off-topic) ADA In-Reply-To: <007001c19d2c$7e6143f0$4c015112@vantaa> 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: Hi: Excuse the off-topic reply, but I can't let an educational opportunity go by like this. On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Rich Caloggero wrote: > MIT and other private institutions are not covered by ADA > regulations (508 etc), at least this is my understanding. Can't comment on 508. But not covered by the ADA? Then who *IS* covered by it? Maybe I don't have a good handle on what the ADA is, but here in Australia, no-one is spared from our DDA legislation by vertue of who they are, and this is, IMHO, how it should be. someone care to enlighten me on this? Geoff..