   From: Shashank Tripathi <sub@shanx.com> Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002
00:48:06 +0900 To: "'Andrew McFarland'"
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<001501c26e18$ef7a8610$0200a8c0@SHASHANK>      | There is an
important difference between print and the web.  I am sure there
are many, but as an informational communication medium, I fail
to see the difference especially within the context of      |
For printed matter, if you increase the size of the text      |
you increase the      | cost of the paper,   Ditto for the web,
because you would need some additional effort caters to
different groups. The number of groups of people based on
certain characteristics, handicaps for instance, is limitless.
as discrimination. My point is not to discourage the
implementation of accessible websites, just that we need to draw
the line somewhere for how much can be said against the failure
to do so.       | and you make it more difficult for eg      |
people with      | arthritis to use the paper.  them b