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Accessibility — Separate but Equal is Never OK

Accessibility — Separate but Equal is Never OK

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Sheri Byrne-Haber
Dec 12, 2023
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This week, the US DOT ruled that Scandinavian Airlines’ separate site for people with disabilities was against the DOT’s web accessibility requirements. SAS was fined 200K, of which 100K is deferred if they behave. Their defense was that the consulting company whose model is built around this approach told them it was OK.

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