The Code of Practice for this section of the DDA, which specifically mentions websites, can be downloaded in its entirety from the Disability Rights Commission website.
Also visit The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) for information on Web Standard Guidelines.
When
Section III of the Disabilities Discrimination Act (DDA), which covers the provision of goods, facilities and services and refers to accessible websites, came into force on 1st October 1999. The Code of Practice for this section of the DDA was published on 27th May 2002. This means that the majority of websites are already in breach of the law.
What it says
The Disability Discrimination Act makes it unlawful for a service provider to discriminate against a disabled person by refusing to provide any service which it provides to other members of the public. So from 1st October 1999 a service provider has to take reasonable steps to change a practice which makes it unreasonably difficult for disabled people to make use of its services.
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