[NFBC-Info] AB 2190

[mike at michaelhingson.com]

Hi Tim et al,

I have two concerns this bill does not seem to address.

First, One concept that should be in this bill is something which enables somebody who believes there is an accessibility problem to ask for a reasonable way to address the problem that works around or through the inaccessibility that is encountered. What, for example, is to be done about purely visual maps?
Tactile maps? Hardly. What about a way to contact by phone/email to have problems addressed? If, for example, a website displays a map showing locations of fires by putting them on a visual map we can't see, what is the process to provide a more accessible way for us to get the same information?

The second concern I have regards using basically only WCAG2.2 or whatever version is selected. The fact is that the web content accessibility guidelines define "accessibility", but the guidelines do not insure full usability of a website. Accessibility does NOT mean usability. If we are going to codify accessibility mandates we must insure that more is required than just WCAG.


Best Regards,


Michael Hingson 


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We are pleased to join the many other disability rights organizations and leaders supporting AB 2190 for website accessibility. This bill preserves all existing rights to enforce against companies that don't make their websites accessible. It creates new tools to enforce our rights. While the bill is a bit hard to understand, it is in the best interest of blind, low vision and DeafBlind individuals who want more websites to become accessible without serial litigation. Please share and ask your fellow Californians to support AB 2190.

 

You can read more about the bill here:

https://trackbill.com/bill/california-assembly-bill-2190-internet-website-ac
cessibility/2818711/

 

 

 

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