Sounds like a typical response from whatever group currently makes up a majority. But, it's bad policy, and they're historically wrong. I'm no lawyer, but I'm pretty confident about my conclusions on this one. david poehlman writes: > hmm. > > This is indeed interesting for on another list where this discussion has > been raging for a week but has simmered down a bit, it is claimed by ada > types that since we have access of any type, the ada is met. > > Johnnie Apple Seed > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 2:16 PM > Subject: Re: sort of ot:accessible banking: > > > I would disagree with you about the legal requirement. Look at it this > way. The ADA requires accessible banking in the U.S. It is a > misapprehension of legal principals to then put a requirement of a > particular OS and a particular AT over all other options. The government > should not be, is is generally not in the business of preferring one > technology vendor over others. The capitalist term for that is > "anti-competitive." > > I would strongly suggest adding your voice to the small chorus of us > telling the attorneys handling the banking settlement that they need to > understand this issue better. I truly believe it's a matter of their > comfort level with technology. Basically, they're horse and buggy people > in an age of automobiles. They don't get it, so don't advocate it > properly. > > david poehlman writes: > > Hi all, > > > > I'm looking for a bank that does not require ie to do busines. I > > currently > > do business with bank of america and suntrust banks. I need a bank I can > > walk to from time to time although that is less of a requirement than > > online > > banking. The monopoly that is held by ie in matters of this type needs to > > be broken. I am finding merchants that will do business with me no matter > > what user agent I use. I know this is not a requirement of any <law> but > > it > > is a requirement for my accessibility needs and will be a growing > > requirement for others as well. > > > > Thanks for any help. > > > > Johnnie Apple Seed > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > -- > > Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 > Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com > > Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://a11y.org > > If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem. > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://a11y.org If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list