Is this good or bad? I guess it depends on your activity on the web and how bad you want to surf the net. In one respect, it has given the disabled the same rights that the Civil Rights Movement gave to the African Americans. No matter how the government tries to legislate morality the attitude of the general population must be changed for any meaningful thing to come about from this ruling. As the Civil Rights leaders marched for their rights years ago, the disabled are marching for their rights today. The only difference is the time and place. And, as the Civil Rights of the African Americans have yet to be fully realized by all men, the disability movement will be a long time getting full access to all this world has to offer.
AOL and NFB reached an agreement to where AOL promised to make their web browser more accessible. The NFB agreed to suspend the law suite, not stop it unless AOL did in fact, make their products accessible. Chalk one up for the disabled. You know, it has only been 10 years sense the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. We, the disabled, have a long way to go in the fight for equal access. The web is just one small portion of the vast array of inaccessible places the disabled would like to go. I went to a mall in Pensacola, Florida the other day; the disabled parking was 300-yards form the door I needed to enter into. I parked by a tree and promptly received a ticket. I had no intention of paying it. So I went to the mall office and explained the Florida Specific Law for parking accommodations. It seems they don't have a clue. As usual, I fought the ticket and of course won. However, there still is no parking by the entrance I choose to use.
