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Target.com accessibility lawsuit approaches key hearing date

A federal court judge will hold a key hearing next Tuesday on whether the National Federation of the Blind has provided enough evidence to prove that Target.com violates the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Posted 07/25/2007Bill BriggsPost a comment

Online audiobook seller MediaBay will go silent in September

Management of MediaBay Inc., an online seller of audiobooks and other spoken word recordings, has decided to sell its assets and cease operation by September. Management reports it was unsuccessful in its efforts to sell the company.

Posted 07/13/2007Don DavisPost a comment

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Target is not just a defendant, but an example, plaintiffs’ attorney says

A class-action lawsuit charging that Target.com has accessibility barriers preventing blind consumers from shopping online is meant to be an example to other non-compliant retailers, says the plaintiffs’ attorney Daniel F. Goldstein.

Posted 02/21/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ Marketing

U.S. web sites inaccessible for the visually impaired, says Forrester

85% of 20 sites recently reviewed weren’t accessible to the visually and hearing impaired. But visual inaccessibility is affecting not only that group, but also an aging boomer population squinting to see tiny text online, says Forrester.

Posted 12/30/2003Paul DemeryPost a comment

Seeing the light

In the aftermath of the Target court settlement, retailers are paying more attention to the issue of serving disabled consumers.

Posted 01/30/2009Internet RetailerPost a comment

Opening e-retailers` eyes

Why merchants should—and how they can—make their web sites accessible to the blind.

Posted 05/30/2008Internet RetailerPost a comment

Target lawsuit pries open the business case for helping disabled people shop online

Some web site challenges are not as daunting as they appear—while the payoff for meeting them can be far greater than expected. That’s what some experts in making retail web sites accessible to people with disabilities contend in the aftermath of legal action initiated against Target Corp. by the National Federation of the Blind and a consumer group.

Posted 12/29/2006Internet RetailerPost a comment