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> A competent regulatory scheme would have had the government enforcing this from the beginning If there was a regulatory scheme (competent can't really be def
by jacobsenscott 4y ago
> A competent regulatory scheme would have had the government enforcing this from the beginning
If there was a regulatory scheme (competent can't really be defined) at the beginning of the internet we would all still be using aol dial up at best, there would be 3 content creating entities at most, and we would be paying for monthly "bundles" of web sites.
- ivan_gammel 4y agoOn the contrary, we could have accessibility by design and accesstech industry enabling it at low cost. Every business deterred by the effort required to make interfaces accessible would inevitably be replaced by those who think they can still earn a lot of money (we are talking about trillion dollar industry here, people are ready to kill for much less).
- knewter 4y agoAhh yes, the ol' "only wealthy people may start a business" plan
- ivan_gammel 4y agoAccessibility is effort, not money. It’s not rocket science, it’s not building pyramids, every hard working and intellectually capable person should be able to do it.
- knewter 4y ago> Accessibility is effort, not money. I've been paid to implement accessibility. I made a lot of money.
- ivan_gammel 4y agoSo what (not a question).
- drc500free 4y agoIt's the ol' "only people willing to be members of society and follow the rules that protect people may start a business" plan. You don't get to flush toxic waste down the drain, put poison in your pills, and ignore disability accommodations. It sounds like you think there should be no disability accommodations. Is that the root of the disagreement?