Comments on: Web Access for Disabled No Longer Just a Government Concern http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/10/16/web-access-for-disabled-no-longer-just-a-government-concern/ A blog about new media, marketing, and communications Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:19:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: PSoTD http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/10/16/web-access-for-disabled-no-longer-just-a-government-concern/#comment-4260 PSoTD Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:15:10 +0000 http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/10/16/web-access-for-disabled-no-longer-just-a-government-concern/#comment-4260 <strong>What Retailers Should Know About Their Web Sites</strong> A little more about the Target case. The federation for the blind says that's untrue. While Internet access for the blind ... What Retailers Should Know About Their Web Sites

A little more about the Target case.

The federation for the blind says that’s untrue. While Internet access for the blind …

]]> By: Lenika Shah http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/10/16/web-access-for-disabled-no-longer-just-a-government-concern/#comment-4106 Lenika Shah Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:45:36 +0000 http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/10/16/web-access-for-disabled-no-longer-just-a-government-concern/#comment-4106 Sophia, I think more companies are going to sit up and take notice especially since the Target case has been given 'class action' status. Also, it makes business sense to have an accesible site since it allows more people to get to it. The comparison with Walmart is interesting: '"Wal-Mart, which is a very similar company but bigger, is accessible, so there is no question that their (Target's) Web site can be accessible," said John Pare, executive director for strategic initiatives at the National Federation of the Blind.' Sophia,

I think more companies are going to sit up and take notice especially since the Target case has been given ‘class action’ status. Also, it makes business sense to have an accesible site since it allows more people to get to it.

The comparison with Walmart is interesting: ‘”Wal-Mart, which is a very similar company but bigger, is accessible, so there is no question that their (Target’s) Web site can be accessible,” said John Pare, executive director for strategic initiatives at the National Federation of the Blind.’

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