From: "Ted Drake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
This has the potential for making some positive improvements in the
commercial web sphere. Target is not blind to good design. Their
new
prescription bottles have been hailed as one of the best designs of
the last
decade (I think they were designed by a graduate student before
Target
purchased them. But at least they recognized the value)
Target has also commissioned top fashion and architecture designers
to
develop affordable products (Michael Graves, Phiippe Stark, ...)
Target may actually replace their site with an insightful,
accessible
solution that is a model for other companies.
Unfortunately, it takes a law suit to get corporations to make
changes these
days.
I'm dumbfounded if, in fact, Target was advised of the absence of Alt
text and did nothing. I want to believe there must be more to the
story :-) That said, I think it does emphasize the responsibility that
web designers have to make their sites accessible - for no other
reason, then it's the good and moral thing to do. And with that said,
I believe the authors and marketers of JAWS should be ripped a new
orifice for selling a seriously flawed application that itself does
not support long-standing standards.
I feel better now.
--
Al Sparber
PVII
http://www.projectseven.com
"Designing with CSS is sometimes like barreling down a crumbling
mountain road at 90 miles per hour secure in the knowledge that
repairs are scheduled for next Tuesday".
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