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2006-10-24 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Natl. Federation of the Blind Sues Online Retailers under ADA

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Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-10-24 14:16|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Next, state bureaus of motor vehicles must modify the driver testing portions of their licensing exams to be made more accessible to the blind.

Posted by Procopius2k 2006-10-24 15:37|| 2006-10-24 15:37|| Front Page Top

#2 This is just lawyers seeing easy money.

Kill the damn lawyers.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2006-10-24 15:59|| 2006-10-24 15:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Judge Marilyn Hall Patel is a Jimmy Carter appointee. People like her are a shining example of why it is vital that the presidency remains in Republican hands after GWB.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2006-10-24 16:12|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2006-10-24 16:12|| Front Page Top

#4 This is nonsense, it is easy to design a website compatible with screenreaders, you don't need audio.
Screenreaders can read basic HTML with no problem, the only issue is photos. In Targets case the photos will always show the product being discussed on that page so this also is a non-issue.

Any halfway decent lawyer could humiliate the Nation Federation of the Blind and their little dog too.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-10-24 16:20|| 2006-10-24 16:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Sorry, I don'r read Braille...

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-10-24 16:24|| 2006-10-24 16:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Okay, let's hit the slippery slopes here and ask if the websites should provide audio descriptions only in English or (start counting) how many other languages? Who pays for all the translating, text generation, voice recording and extra server capacity? Must sighted consumers who represent the vast majority of online shoppers finance, through price increases, these new services for the blind? We all know that the retailers aren't going to take a hit in their profits to fund this.

A more equitable solution would be for all blind Internet users to have a braille pad that outputs in English only and they can all learn English-based braille. Lawyers screaming bloody murder in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ...

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-10-24 16:27|| 2006-10-24 16:27|| Front Page Top

#7 For heaven's sake, Zenster, they just want the websites to be screenreader-friendly. Don't blow it up into something bigger than it is just so you can pontificate.

Posted by Phanter Whelet6720 2006-10-24 16:43|| 2006-10-24 16:43|| Front Page Top

#8 ...This is far from new. About 15 years ago, NFB took over running the supply stores at most stateside USAF bases. The majority of the workers were legally blind, and as such had a dickens of a time assisting the troops. Complaints were made, and we were told to hut up and be understanding. I found myself on the recieving end of a chewing-out when I asked why a facility operated by the blind had a giant poster/banner over the counter that proclaimed: OUR VISION.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-10-24 16:44|| 2006-10-24 16:44|| Front Page Top

#9 Oooh, you're bad, Mike. Really bad. ;-)

Posted by .com 2006-10-24 16:50|| 2006-10-24 16:50|| Front Page Top

#10 LOL - Mike, that's so un-PC - you're my hero

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-10-24 17:14|| 2006-10-24 17:14|| Front Page Top

#11 Perhaps the blind should just not shop at Target. That's generally how Capitalism works. When you go to the courts my first assumption is not that you want the world to be fair and wrongs addressed but that you want cash.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-10-24 17:51|| 2006-10-24 17:51|| Front Page Top

#12 Like the first place I would go to when I wanted to by something on line is TARGET

This is a shakedown pure and simple. Nothing else.

Posted by 3dc 2006-10-24 18:38|| 2006-10-24 18:38|| Front Page Top

#13 PW, I think Zenster is dead on; if it's good enough for ( fill in the blank here) then it needs to be available for me to and all my other (fill in the blank again) friends. Like RJS sez: quit shopping @ Target. Remember Target also doesn't support the USMCs Toys for Tots, so it looks to me like there are at least 2 demographics that could take their dollars elsewhere.

Posted by USN,Ret 2006-10-24 21:24|| 2006-10-24 21:24|| Front Page Top

#14 #13 - the main reason I don't go into at Target unless I can't find something anyplace else is it's a lousy store. The few times I've been in there, they didn't have anything I wanted.

Posted by Whurong Glavirt4053 2006-10-24 21:42|| 2006-10-24 21:42|| Front Page Top

#15 Well, triple-crapola.

#14 was me.

I just checked my cookies and they've been wiped. How'd that happen?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-10-24 21:46|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-10-24 21:46|| Front Page Top

#16 I ate them. They were tasty too

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-10-24 21:53|| 2006-10-24 21:53|| Front Page Top

#17 Gah! Run, Barbara! Your cookies are just the beginning of what he's after!

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-10-24 22:00|| 2006-10-24 22:00|| Front Page Top

#18 I can't imagine why Target is fighting this. It really isn't a big deal to fix something like this for any competent web designer, and the additional business should cover the expense in almost no time. ADA can be a pain, but this is a case where it's a lot smarter to switch than fight.

Posted by Glealing Glinemp9117 2006-10-24 22:58|| 2006-10-24 22:58|| Front Page Top

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