The vendor should specify the versions of Netscape and MSIE supported by their systems. Any long-term contract should specify how compatibility with browser technology will evolve. The contract should specify a version of HTML with which the vendor's system complies. Long-term contracts should specify how compatibility with future versions of HTML will evolve. The current version of the HTML specification is 4.0.
Federal law requires that most services be accessible to the disabled.
There is software available to support access to sites with graphical interfaces, but it does not yet seem to be sufficiently widespread for consortia to expect it will be owned by a large portion of disabled users. To provide ADA compliance, the vendor may seek to provide a text interface available through telnet. However, this is probably a legacy interface that the vendor or library may not be planning to continue or enhance. Users should be able to capture contents in one or more ways including printing, emailing, and downloading, as appropriate to the type of information and in ways that are acceptable regarding use of browsers or additional software. Content should be printed without the need of special printing software.