[Accessibility_sig] Inaccessible Website listing?

[Nike Myrick]

Rather than having an Inaccessible Sites website, how about a review of
websites where others could leave a review of different website. Since these
are based on that person's actual experience, there would probably be fewer
liability issues.
Nike Myrick


On 11/2/06, James Risk <jrisk at hsc.wvu.edu> wrote:
>
>  After reading the discussions regarding Overstock.com<http://overstock.com/>'s
> failure to meet accessibility standards, I was wondering if a list of
> inaccessible web sites is available.  Of course, I understand that such a
> list could never be all inclusive because there are over 100 million web
> sites on the internet, but I think a list of inaccessible high profile web
> sites like Overstock, Netflix, American Airlines, etc. would be very
> helpful.  If such a list existed and was highly publicized, it might put
> some additional pressure on companies to make their web site accessible.
> What would the legal implications be of publicizing such a list if it
> existed?
>
> Thanks.
>
> James Risk
> Center for Excellence in Disabilities (CED)
> West Virginia University
> Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center
> 959 Hartman Run Road
> Morgantown, WV 26505
> (304) 293-4692 ext. 1153
> Fax (304) 293-7294
> www.cedwvu.org
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