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Blind Cal student sues Target
A blind UC Berkeley student has filed a class-action lawsuit against Target Corp., saying the retailer is committing civil-rights violations because its Web site is inaccessible to those who cannot see. Full San Francisco Chronicle Story >>
I’ve been waiting for this.
It’s been just over a year since I posted:
Second, web accessibility won’t truly “catch on” until it’s legally mandated (whether that’s actually the current situation is arguable, in my experience business folks aren’t feeling threatened so it’s not a mandate for them).
Will this be the case that creates the mandate?
Stay tuned.
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I agree that it’s been a long time coming. But here’s the part that rubs me. He’s suing for damages, or at least that what I’ve been led to believe so far. If he was just suing to get it changed and updated, action on Target’s part, then I’d be ok. But for monetary damages? That just seems selfish to me.