Legislation and Other Drivers for Change
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August 1998 Amendment to US Rehabilitation Act Section 508
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Federal agencies only
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May 1999 W3C publishes Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
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Levels A, AA and AAA
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508 = A and a 1/2
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Sydney Olympics 2000
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The Australian case of Maguire v The Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
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The Committee had been in breach of the Australian Disability Discrimination Act 1992 by failing to provide a website to which Mr Maguire could have access.
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How it all began
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