I do not approve of my tax dollars being wasted on this

[trouble]

Previously on "The Canadian Government Thinks Accessibility Is Optional Even Though They Signed The UN Rights of Disabled Persons Treaty Just Last Year and Disability Is A Protected Class In the Charter":

The Canadian Government Is Going To Court So They Don’t Have To Make Web Content Accessible To Screen Readers

AND

WIN!: Federal Court Orders Canadian Government To Make Websites Accessible To Screen Readers!

Canadian Government Appeals Landmark Accessibility Ruling

The government is now appealing against this ruling, claiming that the judge exceeded his jurisdiction in finding a “system-wide failure” of government through its websites, when it was only Jodhan who was proved to be directly affected. The government is also claiming the judge “erred in law” by ordering it to ‘remedy’ the websites of 146 government agencies, when only 106 agencies used the website guidelines (‘Common Look and Feel Standards 1.0’) which were found to provide inadequate accessibility.

A hearing for reconsideration filed by the Canadian Government will take place on 8 February via a video conference. “We are still awaiting their official documents to see exactly what they are appealing but it appears that they are appealing the judge’s entire decision,” Jodhan told E-Access Bulletin.

Jodhan, who will be opposing the appeal, told E-Access Bulletin that it was “very sad and disappointing” that the government had chosen to take this course of action. “When the Canadian Government decides to waste more precious taxpayers’ funds and time fighting something that they should have been addressing all along, what does it really say? The longer they take to start working with us to fix this problem, the longer it would be before we can look forward to having accessibility become a reality” she said.

Hey Political Parties of Canada Want my vote? Fucking care about this.

Comments

[ouyangdan]

I am completely gobsmacked that they not only pursued this, but that they are now appealing this... I mean, OK, perhaps I could see the court case (I can't, but wev), but going after the appeal is fucking laying out all of your ass-hattery right there in the open. Saying "Hey, Canada, I am willing to waste your tax dollars, some of which were paid by disabled persons, on infringing the rights of disabled persons!".

UGH.

[trouble]

I'm so... just... yeah. Angry with rage. Poor Don, I came home after posting this and kicked things.