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Amylynn


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This is so ridiculous!
 
Story.

Ok, so they are suing because a website wasnt accessible to the blind? Why would a BLIND person be LOOKING at the computer?

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Mama Lisa


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That does seem outrageous!

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Papabear


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Is Target's website any different from the others? I just don't get this one. Lawsuits get sillier and sillier every day.

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Hate to tell you guys this, but there actually is merit to this story. Federal mandate indicates that websites that cater to public service be what is called "508 Compliant", a federal mandate set in the mid 1990s that indicates that websites are supposed to be fully accessible to those with disabilities, including the blind.

I've built websites for nearly 10 years now and building them for the blind isn't abnormal, especially if doing so to be Section 508 Compliant.

Do a lookup on "Section 508 Compliance" to learn more.

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Mama Lisa


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I was thinking there was a way (via Braille, right?) for blind people to surf the Internet, but wasn't sure.  I do hate all these law suits though!

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