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> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > -- > > > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- 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
