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If you've got one of those Flashy new AJAX, WPF sites and don't provide an accessible text-based alternative, you can be sued under the Americans With Disabilities Act. Target Corp has already been successfully sued for failing to make its website accessible to the blind.

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coreyspring
Sept. 10, 2006, 10:08 p.m.
A final ruling on the case in question still has yet to be issued, Target's motion to dimiss the case entirely was thrown out, however.
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msaleem
Sept. 11, 2006, 2:54 a.m.
Fixed Corey.
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jp12
Sept. 11, 2006, 3:22 a.m.
The title is a little misleading. It makes it sound like you aren't allowed to have a visual only version of the website. The is saying thats fine, but you need to also have an alternative.
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TheAttacks
Sept. 11, 2006, 5:28 a.m.
Just how exactly are they supposed to make a website accessible to someone who is completely without vision? I'm seriously curious about that, I've seen themes for programs for those with vision problems, but never one for someone who is blind.
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1-2-Oscar
Sept. 11, 2006, 7:03 a.m.
Target should argue that their program, with pictures and text, is actually MORE inclusive, since it provides ease of use to the hearing-impaired.
For all our wealth and power, for all that we have accomplished, medically and technologically, we are still unable to "fix" people who have suffered a loss of vision. Somehow, it is reasoned, we can only be "fair" if we "fix" the rest of society to conform with their limitations, no matter what the cost.
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cfinke
Sept. 11, 2006, 8:25 a.m.
Users should note that the Americans with Disabilities Act only applies to corporate entities, so you can't be sued for your personal "Flashy new AJAX" site.
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bill-smith
Sept. 11, 2006, 9:08 a.m.
Is Target's website bad business policy? Perhaps. Is it discriminitory? Give me a break. And people wonder what's wrong with our country.
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blksentra2
Sept. 11, 2006, 3:21 p.m.
I don't see how even if Target's website talked to you, how it would be useful in purchasing items for the visually impaired. It may be useful for a news feed sight, but you can't shop at Target just from item descriptions.
This is another "non-sense" lawsuit that is brought upon several corporations these days. (remember the lawsuit against McDonald's for their product making people fat?)
gotta love this country!!
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amifamousnow
Sept. 11, 2006, 4:22 p.m.
Blind people are also entitled enjoy the internet. Therefore I consider this case being a good example. ;-)
@TheAttacks, there is a thing called 'screen readers', actually even Windows XP has a 'Narrator' on board. Valid coded websites can be read by those programms. Hotkey navigation allows people with visual disabilities to navigate sites.