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		lelandfe on Oct 28, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: You might not need JavaScript Nah, an industrial machinery interface won't be liable for ADA suits. Title II of the ADA only covers "the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity"[0] – public being the keyword. You are legally allowed to make an accessibility hellscape of an intranet site :) [0] https://www.ada.gov/regs2010/titleII_2010/titleII_2010_withb....

xupybd on Oct 28, 2022 [–]

Many of these systems are an accessibility hellscape for users with 20/20 vision. They're bult expressly to the desires of upper management without any input of the people operating the software.

lelandfe on Oct 28, 2022 | [–]

I believe it! I’ve worked with interfaces for warehouses and rental shops, and it’s the same thing.

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