Web site accessibility misunderstandings

This unessential misunderstandings are inspired by Jared Smith writing on webaim.org blog titled The ADA and the Web: Concerns and Misconceptions. Information and Technical Assistance on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is available under U.S. Department of Justice.

In some Indonesian weblogs, I found the same objections and statements often.

Questions and statements explained by Jared Smith on his post:

• Why do I have to make my personal web site compliant?
• People with disabilities do not use my site.
• My content can’t be made accessible.
• The web will go back to looking like 1990.
• Why all the effort for so few people?
• There is no economic benefit to being accessible.
• Accessibility regulations will force me to close my small, online business.
• I can’t just make my website accessible over night.
• I shouldn’t have to hire a lawyer to make sure I’m compliant with thousands of pages of State and Federal regulations when I publish a web page?

Read the Slashdot story mentioned on Jared post also.

In general, I have answered some problems with these posts:

• Web accessibility may not affect your target audience.
• Accessible site is not exclusive.
• Being a disabled person on the Web.