Comments on: Target.com gets sued - Perils of ignoring Accessibility http://www.cueblocks.com/blog/2006/targetcom-gets-sued-perils-of-ignoring-usability/ Official weblog of CueBlocks about web, search technology, innovations, thought leadership and more. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:34:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Pancham http://www.cueblocks.com/blog/2006/targetcom-gets-sued-perils-of-ignoring-usability/#comment-2 Pancham Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:57:36 +0000 http://www.cueblocks.com/blog/2006/targetcom-gets-sued-perils-of-ignoring-usability/#comment-2 <p align="left">That would be a good idea Avneet. Here are some more links and related information:</p> <div align="left"></div> <div align="left"></div> <p align="left">- In June 1999 Bruce Maguire lodged a complaint (http://www.contenu.nu/socog.html) concerning the Web site of the Sydney Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG), which Maguire alleged was inaccessible to him as a blind person.</p> <div align="left"></div> <div align="left"></div> <p align="left">- In the Sydney 2000 Olympics, the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission had ordered the Sydney 2000 Olympics organisers (SOCOG) to use ALT tags on all images and image map links on its web site.</p> <div align="left"></div> <div align="left"></div> <p align="left">- In 2002 , Barnes & Noble and Claire's Store were sued because their sites were inaccessible and violated the ADA.</p> <div align="left"></div> <div align="left"></div> <p align="left">- Home page of Americans with Disabilities Act: www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm</p> That would be a good idea Avneet. Here are some more links and related information:

- In June 1999 Bruce Maguire lodged a complaint (http://www.contenu.nu/socog.html) concerning the Web site of the Sydney Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG), which Maguire alleged was inaccessible to him as a blind person.

- In the Sydney 2000 Olympics, the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission had ordered the Sydney 2000 Olympics organisers (SOCOG) to use ALT tags on all images and image map links on its web site.

- In 2002 , Barnes & Noble and Claire’s Store were sued because their sites were inaccessible and violated the ADA.

- Home page of Americans with Disabilities Act: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

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