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From: Andrews, David B B (DEED)
Date: Apr 8, 2011 1:54PM

I have forwarded your message to the appropriate people at NFB, where I used to work.

Dave



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From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Jared Smith
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 2:04 PM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Target Lawsuit

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