Bruce Maguire Versus Sydney Organising Committee For The Olympic Games (socog)
A summary of the seminal case relating to Inaccessible Websites and Disability Discrimination Legislation
In June 1999 Bruce Maguire lodged a complaint with the Human Rights & Equal Opportunities Commission under the Australian Disability Discrimination Act. His complaint was that he was being discriminated against because he could not access the contents of the Olympic Games website.
As a highly skilled user of a refreshable Braille display he was used to being able to access the content of web pages, however, he was unable to access important content on the Olympic Games website.
Tags: Bruce Maguire, law, Legislation, Web Accessibility