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Blind Web Surfers on Target for Another Victory

On Wednesday, a federal judge in California granted class-action status to a lawsuit against Target Corp. filed by the Baltimore-based National Federation for the Blind under the American's with Disabilities Act and two state law claims. 

"This is a tremendous step forward for blind people throughout the country who for too long have been denied equal access to the Internet economy," said Marc Maurer, president of the NFB. "All e-commerce businesses should take note of this decision and immediately take steps to open their doors to the blind."

This comes on the heels of the DOJ settlement with Sylvan Learning Centers, and bodes well for increased accessibility for blind web surfers.  Want to make your website more accessible?  Check out the World Wide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

Here's the E-Commerce Times Article with more details.

Posted on Thursday, October 4, 2007 at 12:06PM by Registered CommenterTim Feathers in , , | CommentsPost a Comment

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