Hi Brett
It's my understanding that the hosting arrangements of the site are
irrelevant in terms of SENDA and DDA etc. If the organisation that owns the
site is UK-based then you're bound by SENDA/DDA since any claims would fall
to the organisation responsible (not the hoster etc).
Aside from the moral and social obligations of producing accessible Web
sites it's also probably worth pointing out that, whilst the UK has SENDA
and DDA, there are similar laws or directives in many other countries:-
http://www.webaim.org/discussion/mail_message.php?id=5660
and specifically for EU member states:-
http://www.webaim.org/discussion/mail_message.php?id=5661
I should point out that I'm not a lawyer but the above is my understanding
of the situation.
Cheers
Kieren
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