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		jldugger on June 19, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Colleges improve website accessibility as they are... They probably are but a) lack the data they need and b) realize that breaking the law is not a 'and you get to keep your government job' career move.

pbhjpbhj on June 19, 2019 [–]

Surely if they don't have the data then their set up is, by definition, not sophisticated enough to address the balance point for payoff in costs of non-mandated accessibility work?

jldugger on June 19, 2019 | [–]

Mostly, but sometimes 'financially sophisticated' is interpreted as 'does not know / cannot derive the formulas involved.'

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