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> If I throw up a proof of concept website in a weekend as a test, it takes off, and I work on it full-time just to make sure it's not exploding/falling over as
by Isofarro 14y ago
> If I throw up a proof of concept website in a weekend as a test, it takes off, and I work on it full-time just to make sure it's not exploding/falling over as it scales, and I don't go back and make everything 100% accessible to 100% of my users, am I really discriminating against the disabled?
Yes. At the point where your site stopped being a proof-of-concept and became a public offering, that's when an inaccessible website starts discriminating against disabled people.
Simply put, a service offered publicly needs to be accessible to the public. That public includes people with disabilities.
- getsat 14y ago> a service offered publicly But there is no legislation that says my website must be publicly accessible. I could randomly return 403 errors, or only block people using Firefox, or only block people from the state of California. When there's legislation saying that my website must not exclude people, then I'll consider accessibility.