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How do you start web businesses without massive investments under regimes like that? Imagine that I wanted to start a video website, say a competitor to Vimeo o

by Aqwis 13y ago

How do you start web businesses without massive investments under regimes like that? Imagine that I wanted to start a video website, say a competitor to Vimeo or YouTube. Under rules similar to these, I would have to provide closed captioning for every video uploaded by users (!), which would be utterly impossible to do. Another hypothetical: I have created a piece of software that I want to sell. To let customers buy it, I want to create simple a website for my product, but now I have to adhere to a whole bunch of super-specific guidelines. Not being an experienced web designer, I would either have to hire an expensive web designer which could possibly cost more than I profit off my product, or break the law.

dalke 13y ago
That web site says "Solutions that are not covered by the regulations are ... Social media such as blogs, Facebook and Twitter spent in the private context. ... television media, including movies and network television." A YouTube competitor sounds like it would fall under one or both of those exemptions. A hypothetical for you: you want to sell quilts that you made yourself, and use the living room of your house to show and sell the quilts. But now that you're open to the public, you need to adhere a whole bunch of guidelines, like wheelchair access. You'll either have to hire an expensive carpenter or break the law. I use this to point out that your example isn't unique to a web site, but is generally true of any accessibility requirement. That's why (looking around a bit) "There is an exemption from the requirement for universal design, if this causes an "undue burden" for the business, see § 13 subsection." Or in Norwegian: Det er gjort unntak fra kravet til universell utforming, dersom dette medfører en «uforholdsmessig byrde» for virksomheten, jf.§ 13 tredje ledd. You'll have to track down what that means. In the US context, that usually means that a single person with a small web site - or someone selling quilts from their home - is not subject to the same ADA requirements as, say, NetFlix.

by Aqwis 13y ago

dalke 13y ago

That web site says "Solutions that are not covered by the regulations are ... Social media such as blogs, Facebook and Twitter spent in the private context. ... television media, including movies and network television." A YouTube competitor sounds like it would fall under one or both of those exemptions. A hypothetical for you: you want to sell quilts that you made yourself, and use the living room of your house to show and sell the quilts. But now that you're open to the public, you need to adhere a whole bunch of guidelines, like wheelchair access. You'll either have to hire an expensive carpenter or break the law. I use this to point out that your example isn't unique to a web site, but is generally true of any accessibility requirement. That's why (looking around a bit) "There is an exemption from the requirement for universal design, if this causes an "undue burden" for the business, see § 13 subsection." Or in Norwegian: Det er gjort unntak fra kravet til universell utforming, dersom dette medfører en «uforholdsmessig byrde» for virksomheten, jf.§ 13 tredje ledd. You'll have to track down what that means. In the US context, that usually means that a single person with a small web site - or someone selling quilts from their home - is not subject to the same ADA requirements as, say, NetFlix.