Comments on: Oracle being sued for inaccessible software package http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/oracle-being-sued-for-inaccessible-software-package/ Tips and Commentary on Web Accessibility, Usability, and Search Marketing best practices. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:55:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Joe Dolson http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/oracle-being-sued-for-inaccessible-software-package/#comment-27289 Joe Dolson Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:10:27 +0000 http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/oracle-being-sued-for-inaccessible-software-package/#comment-27289 Well, I can see two very key reasons I didn't pick that information up: first, it occurred a year after I published this article. Second, it's entirely irrelevant to the article. The fact that it was <em>Oracle</em> being sued had no informational value to the article, so there was no reason to follow up -- the entire point of the article was to demonstrate that this lawsuit die <strong>not</strong> have any impact on web accessibility, despite some people's assumptions that it would. Thanks for bringing the Oracle Open World conference to my attention, Peter. Well, I can see two very key reasons I didn’t pick that information up: first, it occurred a year after I published this article. Second, it’s entirely irrelevant to the article. The fact that it was Oracle being sued had no informational value to the article, so there was no reason to follow up — the entire point of the article was to demonstrate that this lawsuit die not have any impact on web accessibility, despite some people’s assumptions that it would.

Thanks for bringing the Oracle Open World conference to my attention, Peter.

]]> By: Peter Wallack http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/oracle-being-sued-for-inaccessible-software-package/#comment-27282 Peter Wallack Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:21:52 +0000 http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2007/02/oracle-being-sued-for-inaccessible-software-package/#comment-27282 What most blogs have failed to pick up on is that Oracle was dismissed from the Texas lawsuit in February of this year. Subsequent to that, Oracle and the NFB announced a collaboration at the NFB national convention in Dallas, to develop a Center of Excellence for Enterprise Accessibility at the Jernigan Institute. We invite all to attend the Oracle Open World session on Thursday September 25th in San Francisco, 'Enterprise Accessibility: Meeting Legal, Business, and Ethical Needs with the Help of the National Federation of the Blind', co-presented by Oracle and the NFB. Information about attending Oracle Open World is available at www.oracle.com/openworld. Registration includes special options for bloggers. What most blogs have failed to pick up on is that Oracle was dismissed from the Texas lawsuit in February of this year. Subsequent to that, Oracle and the NFB announced a collaboration at the NFB national convention in Dallas, to develop a Center of Excellence for Enterprise Accessibility at the Jernigan Institute. We invite all to attend the Oracle Open World session on Thursday September 25th in San Francisco, ‘Enterprise Accessibility: Meeting Legal, Business, and Ethical Needs with the Help of the National Federation of the Blind’, co-presented by Oracle and the NFB. Information about attending Oracle Open World is available at http://www.oracle.com/openworld. Registration includes special options for bloggers.

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