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From: Chagnon | PubCom
Date: Nov 17, 2014 2:21PM

Below, a DOJ announcement that they settled accessibility issues with the
online grocery ordering system PeaPod. Very interesting. PeaPod is owned by
Ahold, a large Dutch food conglomerate that bought out several grocery store
chains in the US and is the 9th largest grocery retailer in the US. Ahold
acquired the online PeaPod service when it purchased one of the local
chains.



This decision could have long-term effects on all commercial online
services.



Here's the announcement.

The Justice Department announced today
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0&&&http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-enters-settlement-agree
ment-peapod-ensure-peapod-grocery-delivery-website> that it has entered
into a Settlement Agreement with Ahold U.S.A., Inc. and Peapod, LLC (Peapod)
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1&&&http://www.ada.gov/peapod_sa.htm>; , the owners and operators of
www.peapod.com
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2&&&http://www.peapod.com>; , to remedy alleged violations of the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA). The agreement resolves the Department's
allegations that www.peapod.com <http://www.peapod.com>; is not accessible
to some individuals with disabilities, including individuals who are blind
or have low vision, are deaf or hard of hearing, and individuals who have
disabilities affecting manual dexterity. Under the agreement, Peapod will
adopt measures to ensure that users with disabilities are able to fully and
equally enjoy the various goods, services, facilities, and accommodations
provided through www.peapod.com <http://www.peapod.com>; , including:
conforming the website and mobile applications to, at minimum, the Web
Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
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3&&&http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/>; Level AA Success Criteria (WCAG 2.0 AA),
except for certain third party content; designating a Web Accessibility
Coordinator; adopting a Web Accessibility Policy; soliciting customer
feedback on how website accessibility can be improved; providing automated
and user website and mobile application accessibility testing; and training
Peapod's website content personnel on website accessibility.

To find out more about this settlement agreement
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4&&&http://www.ada.gov/peapod_sa.htm>; or the ADA, call the Justice
Department's toll-free ADA Information Line
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5&&&http://www.ada.gov/infoline.htm>; at 800-514-0301 or 800-514-0383 (TDD),
or access its ADA website at www.ada.gov
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6&&&http://www.ada.gov>; .

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