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From: Austin, Darrel
Date: Wed, Feb 08 2006 3:30PM
Subject: Target being sued over inaccessible web site
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Looks like Target is going to be making some accessibility news:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/08/MNGO7H4VBP12
8.DTL&feed=rss.news
-Darrel
From: Stephanie Leary
Date: Wed, Feb 08 2006 4:00PM
Subject: Re: Target being sued over inaccessible web site
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Austin, Darrel wrote:
> Looks like Target is going to be making some accessibility news:
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> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/08/MNGO7H4VBP12
> 8.DTL&feed=rss.news
Given that parts of Target.com are really parts of Amazon.com wrapped in
red, I'm guessing both companies will be involved in this.
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Stephanie Leary
Web Communications Specialist
Texas A&M University System
Office of Communications
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From: Cynthia Waddell
Date: Thu, Feb 09 2006 12:45PM
Subject: RE: Target being sued over inaccessible web site
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Hello everyone,
This is to bring to your attention that a web accessibility lawsuit has been
filed against the retail store Target. For further information, please see
http://www.dralegal.org/cases/private_business/nfb_v_target.php. There are
two links about NFB v. Target at the bottom of the page - one is a factsheet
and the other is the actual complaint filed February 7, 2006. The
International Center on Disability has also posted the information on our
homepage at http://www.icdri.org.
Filed in California State court, the complaint alleges violations of the
California Unruh Civil Rights Act and the California Disabled Persons Act.
Relief requested includes statutory damages which may include treble damages
under the Unruh Civil Rights Act. California law incorporates the Americans
with Disabilities Act provisions in the Unruh Civil Rights Act and provides
for relief beyond that available at the federal level.
Best regards,
Cynthia Waddell
Chair, International Commission on Technology and Disability- North America
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Phone: (408) 691-6921
ICDRI is based in
Raleigh, North Carolina USA
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From: Deja Augustine
Date: Mon, Feb 13 2006 12:45PM
Subject: Re: Target being sued over inaccessible web site
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When I used to teach a class on web accessibility, I would use Amazon.com as an example of what not to do. After turning everyone's monitors off and navigating to the site via a screen reader, most students immediately understood why accessibility was important.
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