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It's like how most companies treat information security: 1. Assess the cost of implementing proper security vs cost of doing damage control in the event of a b
by president 7y ago
It's like how most companies treat information security:
1. Assess the cost of implementing proper security vs cost of doing damage control in the event of a breach
2. If former is less than latter, implement proper security. If not, ignore the problem until a breach happens
Just replace "security" with "accessibility" and "breach" with "lawsuit"
- nradov 7y agoCollege IT department managers aren't financially sophisticated enough to calculate explicit trade offs between accessibility compliance versus lawsuit costs.
- jldugger 7y agoThey probably are but a) lack the data they need and b) realize that breaking the law is not a 'and you get to keep your government job' career move.
- pbhjpbhj 7y agoSurely if they don't have the data then their set up is, by definition, not sophisticated enough to address the balance point for payoff in costs of non-mandated accessibility work?
- jldugger 7y agoMostly, but sometimes 'financially sophisticated' is interpreted as 'does not know / cannot derive the formulas involved.'