This also screws anyone who uses a cellphone or pda for internet access. I'll bet every agency in the government is using the same standard javascript to varify the browser. It's like the page requires a certain level of security and someone in their infinant lack of wisdom said only IE supports 128-bit encryptian and that's the only browser we can answer questions about. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ma-linux at tux.org>; <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>; <blinux-list-bounces at redhat.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 6:51 AM Subject: Now FEMA Is Insisting On Windows > Not that this is by any means the most serious problem over at the > Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), but it's bad enough: > > http://www.boingboing.net/2005/09/06/fema_to_mac_linux_us.html > > As someone there points out, this requirement for MS IE 6 is very likely > also a violation of Federal law--the Sec. 508 requirements of PL > 105-220: > > http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/508/508law.html > > -- > > Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 > Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com > Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. > > Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
