Comments on: Court rules against Target on website accessibility lawsuit

By: RIA Accessibility and the Law | Rob Adams's User Eccentric

RIA Accessibility and the Law | Rob Adams's User Eccentric — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:48:54 +0000

[...] found an interesting news article on the IxDA list today concerning an accessibility lawsuit brought against Target by the National Federation of the Blind. One of the findings of the federal district court was that [...]

By: Legal Joe

Legal Joe — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:57:00 +0000

There is very little point to arguing with the law. Whether or not you like the rules isn’t important. The fact is, laws are put in place to protect and help those who need the law on their side, in this case, it is the blind. And while this law may not be as important or needed as others, you can’t argue how it does help the blind and disabled.

By: rascalpants

rascalpants — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:28:34 +0000

for those of you who think that this lawsuit is “BS” or “Crap” are very short sighted… there were people who fought against wheelchair accessiblity in public places as well… Civil Rights apply to everyone… not just the ones with 20/20 vision and show can run the 40 in less than 5 seconds. Plus, as a business person, one would think that there is a demographic out there that would be more than willing to shop at your 508 compliant web site, so they dont have to roll their blind arses down to the closest Target store. :)

By: Action

Action — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:57:02 +0000

You can think it is total BS but the truth is the U.S. is way behind the rest of the world on this. Changing their (Target’s) site is NOT that difficult. Any good designer today understands accessibility. For those who think this is total BS I hope you never go blind and try navigate the web in the U.S.

By: Trid

Trid — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:38:34 +0000

What?! When do I get to sue Target for having a website that downlaods slowly on a 56k connection?
I think this case is total BS

By: Atika

Atika — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:21:27 +0000

I sense that the court has taken the appropriate steps in this direction.

By: melowepie

melowepie — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 02:57:10 +0000

Navigating the “entire internet” is possible with scriptreading software, one of which is called “Jaws.” Singlemalt might wanna lay off the liquor before inserting foot. Besides, the laws only give “equal access,” not exclusive or superior access. And even primates cannot get termites out of hills to eat with their bare appendages, they use “tools” like sticks and twigs to dig them out. SO sometimes individuals just need assistance which can take many different forms. But nobody likes a TOOL.

By: Web Accessibility is Good Business (and May Soon be the Law) | Pot Luck

Web Accessibility is Good Business (and May Soon be the Law) | Pot Luck — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:16:37 +0000

[...] National Federation of the Blind (NFB) recently won their nationwide class action suit against Target for violating the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) which guarantees full and [...]

By: Mark Neigh

Mark Neigh — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:19:27 +0000

This is the reason designing with Web standards is so incredibly important. We’re not far away from a legal mandate that all company sites must be designed for accessibility. There are indeed great technologies available to make the Web available to those with different abilities and there is no better way to say that your brand cares than to design your sites with that in mind.

By: » Blog Archive » I Don’t Care About Blind People - StevenClark.com.au

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:45:51 +0000

[...] I care second because I have a legal obligation to develop web sites which comply with WCAG 1.0,Â the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Anti Discrimination Act 1998. I am also aware there is a movement toward regulating accessibility (for example section 508 in the United States) and similar laws through Europe. Look at Bruce McGuire versus SOCOG in Australia and recently TargetÂ overseas. [...]