Reducing Legal Liability Legislation is becoming increasingly and universally in favour of anti-discriminatory measures relating to the rights of a disabled person to access information available on the Internet. The legal situation on accessibility varies globally. An increasing number of government agencies and industry organisations are considering the introduction of legislation for equality of all people accessing electronic information or services.

"The Act makes it unlawful for a service provider to discriminate against a disabled person: by refusing to provide (or deliberately not providing) any service which it provides (or is prepared to provide) to members of the public; …." (DDA section 2.2, page 5)"

"From 1 October 1999, a service provider has had to take reasonable steps to:

• change a practice, policy or procedure which makes it impossible or unreasonably difficult for disabled people to make use of its services;
• provide an auxiliary aid or service if it would enable (or make it easier for) disabled people to make use of its services;
• provide a reasonable alternative method of making its services available to disabled people where a physical feature makes it impossible or unreasonably difficult for disabled people to make use of the service" (DDA section 4.7, page 31)
• For people with visual impairments, the range of auxiliary aids or services which it might be reasonable to provide to ensure that services are accessible might include one or more of the following: accessible websites;… (5.26, DDA page 55)

For further reference: http://www.rnib.org.uk/