According to a BBC report, proprietors of web sites are now legally obligated to ensure ease of use for disabled persons, regardless if you are a business or a private individual:
Ensuring web sites are easy for disabled people to use is no longer an option – it is a legal obligation.
The Royal National Institute of the Blind in Peterborough is warning that anyone running a site faces prosecution if they fail to comply with the law.
…Under new legislation websites must be easy for disabled people to navigate.
From their offices in Peterborough Julie Howell of the Royal National Institute of the Blind has begun to prosecute organisations whose sites fall short.
“Companies would be really wise to think about this now,” she said.
“Opening up a website to more people shouldn’t mean stifling creativity – it should bring firms so much more business.”
Perhaps it is time to shrug.
