I'm calling all my blind friends right now and having them try to buys
things on all sorts of sites in a conspiracy to make millions...just
kidding...if only!
Actually, as a US developer, this is a golden opportunity to go after
all types of business to make their sites more accessible. The Target
suit will undoubtedly send shivers down all of their spines. You want a
business case for standards?--here it is.
The only thing I don't understand is how on earth does a blind person
pick out items that rely on a photograph (clothes etc)...
Joseph R. B. Taylor
Sites by Joe, LLC
http://sitesbyjoe.com
(609)335-3076
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ted Drake wrote:
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.
Ted
www.tdrake.net
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Marilyn Langfeld
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 8:43 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [WSG] Target sued over non-accessible site
I just read about this on another list. I thought others might be
interested. Target is a large, stylish but also discount, retailer in
the US. This should be a big case for web accessibility.
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Blind Cal student sues Target. Suit charges retailer's Web site
cannot be used by the sightless.
"... What I hope is that Target and other online merchants will
realize how important it is to reach 1.3 million people in this
nation and the growing baby-boomer population who will also be losing
vision," said plaintiff Bruce Sexton Jr., 24, a blind third-year
student at UC Berkeley.
Sexton, who is president of the California Association of Blind
Students, said making Target's Web site accessible to the blind would
also make it more navigable by those without vision problems....
http://tinyurl.com/7ze7p
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Best regards,
Marilyn Langfeld
Langfeldesigns
http://www.langfeldesigns.com
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