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Or perhaps the business couldn't afford transcription/translation. The GP seems to suggest it's "trivial" to add subtitles. Great! What happens when those subti

Or perhaps the business couldn't afford transcription/translation. The GP seems to suggest it's "trivial" to add subtitles. Great! What happens when those subtitles are terrible quality? The goal post will get moved further and further by those in charge until you need professional grade transcription. If you're a small enough business you probably don't have the XX,XXX in legal capital to fight a firm that can throw XXX,XXX in to prove their point. The problem isn't how easy it is, nor how we should do this. It's that someone has a gun to every small business' head telling them to spend money/time/resources on something they may not have the ability to do immediately. No one should be able to tell me how to run my company, or my life. It's up to me to decide to be compliant to accessibility and if I don't it may cost me customers. It's not like handicap ramps that save people's lives in fires. This is a transcription. Ostensibly not NEARLY as important as other ADA regulations. But because of it's ambiguity and relative ease to determine who and who isn't following using data miners it's a cash cow for legal vultures.

weatherlight 4y ago
* The law has existed since 1998 - https://www.boia.org/blog/israels-digital-accessibility-laws-an-overview#:~:text=In%201998%2C%20Israel%20passed%20the,services%2C%20products%2C%20and%20employment https://www.boia.org/blog/israels-digital-accessibility-laws.... * Israeli companies were given 22 years to comply. * Small businesses were required to comply as of 2020. It's a ridiculous argument.
- tluyben2 4y ago
  It doesn’t sound like OP is a business though. Small or otherwise.
  - weatherlight 4y ago
    Just click on the link, OP isn't being honest. He has a services tab, in which he sells his services via the site that his videos are on and the entire right side of the site is ads! His about section: My name is Haim Michael, I am an eternal student and a lecturer. I chose to start running this web site to serve as my professional personal blog. Through this blog, I plan to provide more information about the services my company provides, publish my professional articles over the web and maintain my professional relationships both with my students and clients. As per the regulations: "Here are a few important points regarding IS 5568 compliance: The law applies to public entities and every private organization that offers services to the general public. Private contractors with an average revenue of 100,000 New Shekels (NS) (Approximately $30,000 USD) or less are exempt from IS 5568. IS 5568 immediately applied to medium and large businesses with an average annual revenue of 300,000 NS or more. Small businesses must also comply with the law as of October 2020."
    - tluyben2 4y ago
      Ah I did not see that; so if he made less than 100k NS he could ignore the threats? So he is admitting by this he makes more and/or is registered as a small business? But thank you, this is insightful.

weatherlight 4y ago

* The law has existed since 1998 - https://www.boia.org/blog/israels-digital-accessibility-laws-an-overview#:~:text=In%201998%2C%20Israel%20passed%20the,services%2C%20products%2C%20and%20employment https://www.boia.org/blog/israels-digital-accessibility-laws.... * Israeli companies were given 22 years to comply. * Small businesses were required to comply as of 2020. It's a ridiculous argument.

tluyben2 4y ago
It doesn’t sound like OP is a business though. Small or otherwise.
- weatherlight 4y ago
  Just click on the link, OP isn't being honest. He has a services tab, in which he sells his services via the site that his videos are on and the entire right side of the site is ads! His about section: My name is Haim Michael, I am an eternal student and a lecturer. I chose to start running this web site to serve as my professional personal blog. Through this blog, I plan to provide more information about the services my company provides, publish my professional articles over the web and maintain my professional relationships both with my students and clients. As per the regulations: "Here are a few important points regarding IS 5568 compliance: The law applies to public entities and every private organization that offers services to the general public. Private contractors with an average revenue of 100,000 New Shekels (NS) (Approximately $30,000 USD) or less are exempt from IS 5568. IS 5568 immediately applied to medium and large businesses with an average annual revenue of 300,000 NS or more. Small businesses must also comply with the law as of October 2020."
  - tluyben2 4y ago
    Ah I did not see that; so if he made less than 100k NS he could ignore the threats? So he is admitting by this he makes more and/or is registered as a small business? But thank you, this is insightful.