pageoneresults - 6:14 pm on Oct 4, 2007 (gmt 0)

Whats next? The deaf sue Apple over the Ipod not being useful to them?

I'd like to remind everyone that they should read the lawsuit and the particulars that are being discussed. While it may "seem" like a frivolous lawsuit, it's actually rather ground breaking for disability advocates.

Target set themselves up for this. They had plenty of forewarning to correct the issues before litigation became an option. They either ignored those initial warnings or they realized that the technology they were using prevented them from meeting the demands with minimal cost.

I'll bet they are wishing they would have done the right thing to begin with and rebuilt those areas that presented issues for those users. Either that, or provided an alternative method for users with disabilities to order online.

We are talking about the "simplest" methods of assisting those with disabilities. Many of the issues revolved around images not having alt attributes assigned so the user had no idea what the image was. We're talking about the Buy Now Buttons too. That was just one of many similar challenges during the browsing experience of the Target.com website. Its an application driven website that gives very little consideration to accessibility.