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timster - 6:20 pm on Sep 8, 2006 (gmt 0)
If anyone is seriously thinking about offshoring to avoid these regulations, carefully consider your location, because one might say the ADA is going global [un.org]. This stuff is not rocket science. In my neck of the woods, teachers roped into being school webmasters create accessible sites for their Elementary Schools. My kid's school's webmaster have contacted me for help occasionally, but never had a problem with accessibility issues. BTW, anyone looking for a cheap-as-free way to test their sites can download the Lynx browser. Up until a few years ago (when some snazzy products already mentioned came out) Lynx was popular way for the vision impaired to access websites.
Regarding worries about alt text, this is not about writing long descriptions of pictures. Take a look at Target's website to see what can really cause problems: no alt text on an images with English words, e.g., describing when free shipping is available.