Should Websites be held accountable for accessibility levels for physically challenged people?

Question

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has published accessibility guidelines for websites. The guidelines specify measures that Website designers can take to increase accessibility for physically challenged users. Should the government require that all Websites meet the W3C accessibility guidelines? Do Websites run by disability organizations have a moral obligation to meet the guidelines? What can be done to encourage people and organizations to make their Websites more accessible?

Answer 1

Yes. Already some businesses have been sued and forced to comply with accessibility guidelines ( I don't recall which guidelines were decided must be adhered to outside of the ADA.) This has made many businesses take notice and begin to become more accessible. Sad that they had to be sued to comply, but the side benefit if that the law is clearer because of the resulting lawsuit.

As for accountability, this is nearly impossible to enforce. Websites change daily in some situations. So what is a fully accessible site today  might not be tomorrow.

What we need is for businesses and services to realize the benefit of fully accessible sites and choose to be accessible because they want to be.

Answer 2

Yes