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From: Jared Smith
Date: Apr 8, 2011 1:06PM

I wasn't at all involved in these efforts, but the settlement occurred
in August of 2008. The settlement
(http://www.nfbtargetlawsuit.com/final-settlement-and-commerce-clause)
had a target date of 2/28/2009 for full accessibility for blind users.
I don't think the full accessibility enhancements were launched until
later in 2009. The NFB certified the target.com web site in February
2010 (http://www.nfb.org/nfb/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&;ID=551).

Of note is that according to the agreement, monitoring should continue
through this year. Hopefully they'll catch and address the many new
accessibility issues that have cropped up on the site in the last year
or so (for example, none of the 3 "skip" links work, headings have
largely disappeared, keyboard accessibility is poor, etc.).

Jared Smith
WebAIM.org