@iaruffell it's not true that it's on a single USA state, more countries are approving laws like this, and Brasil has since last week one that is in force.
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@iaruffell it's not true that it's on a single USA state, more countries are approving laws like this, and Brasil has since last week one that is in force. Also California is not just any state, that's probably where much of the business for FOSS companies is, so are a lot of the developers, and so are a lot of the users. There's nothing to be gaining by loosing all of that. The fight is at the legislatures and court level, will be won by making FOSS illegal for large parts of the world.
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@iaruffell it's not true that it's on a single USA state, more countries are approving laws like this, and Brasil has since last week one that is in force. Also California is not just any state, that's probably where much of the business for FOSS companies is, so are a lot of the developers, and so are a lot of the users. There's nothing to be gaining by loosing all of that. The fight is at the legislatures and court level, will be won by making FOSS illegal for large parts of the world.
@DiogoConstantino @iaruffell Sorry but are there not relevent accessibility laws that are also not specific to a certain state or country? In fact they have been around much longer, so if anything, accessibility should be a higher priority.
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@DiogoConstantino @iaruffell Sorry but are there not relevent accessibility laws that are also not specific to a certain state or country? In fact they have been around much longer, so if anything, accessibility should be a higher priority.
@prism @iaruffell can you mention one that is not being followed? Or that would be a crime not to follow? or that would impact as many people? While I personally agree, it's not us who set the priority, neither are the developers.
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@prism @iaruffell can you mention one that is not being followed? Or that would be a crime not to follow? or that would impact as many people? While I personally agree, it's not us who set the priority, neither are the developers.
@DiogoConstantino @iaruffell In fact there are several. Europe has the European Accessibility Act:
European Accessibility Act (EAA)
The EAA sets EU-wide accessibility requirements for certain products and services which are key for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in our digital world.
European Commission (commission.europa.eu)
The technical conformity definitions for this law are covered under EN 301 549:
https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/301500_301599/301549/03.02.01_60/en_301549v030201p.pdfIn the US there are a couple applicable laws. There's the rehabilitation act of 1973, most notably section 504 which prohibits denial of service on the basis of disability for federal programs and activities that receive federal funding.
There's also section 508 of the Americans' with Disabilities app which mandates all government websites and applications used internally be made accessible:
https://www.section508.gov/And there is the CVAA which requires consumer digital communications and video equipment or apps be made accessible, enforced under the FCC via a civil complaint process:
https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/21st-century-communications-and-video-accessibility-act-cvaa
Then there is the Accessible Canada act
https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/individuals/accessibility/about-accessible-canada-actIndian Rights of Persons with Disabilities act
https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3e58aea67b01fa747687f038dfde066f6/uploads/2023/10/202310161053958942.pdf (they actually have three aplicable laws, this is just the most recent)And so on.
The definitions of how to comply do varry and overlap somewhat, but many of them sight the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines as the gold standard
https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/HTH! Surprised you didn't know any of this, some of these laws have been on the books for decades.
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