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Target is the Debil!
Deaf people suing radio stations...
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Anyone who lives in CA should not be surprised this is happening in Berkeley.
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Solution: Have a sound clip in the main page of the site that says "Blind people can contact our customer service department for more information. Telephone 555-HAH-AYOU TTY: 55B-LIN-DASS."
Make it loop endlessly, with a button to easily turn it off for non-blind patrons. Presto! Now only Helen Keller would have trouble.
Edited, Thu Feb 9 15:19:20 2006 by Elderon
Make it loop endlessly, with a button to easily turn it off for non-blind patrons. Presto! Now only Helen Keller would have trouble.
Edited, Thu Feb 9 15:19:20 2006 by Elderon
And chances are he will win too.
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Blind people access Web sites by using keyboards in conjunction with screen-reading software which vocalizes visual information on a computer screen.
But Target's site lacks "alt-text," an invisible code embedded beneath a graphic on the Web site that a screen reader could use to provide a description of the image to a blind person, the suit said.
Target.com also has inaccessible image maps, the suit said. Image maps, when clicked on by sighted users, allow the patron to jump to other destinations within the Web site. But since Target's site requires the use of a mouse to complete the transaction, it prevents blind people from making purchases online, the suit said.
But Target's site lacks "alt-text," an invisible code embedded beneath a graphic on the Web site that a screen reader could use to provide a description of the image to a blind person, the suit said.
Target.com also has inaccessible image maps, the suit said. Image maps, when clicked on by sighted users, allow the patron to jump to other destinations within the Web site. But since Target's site requires the use of a mouse to complete the transaction, it prevents blind people from making purchases online, the suit said.
Well, not to say that I know what any of that means, but it at least sounds a little better than just suing because you can't see the monitor.
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Please find another news source to quote from in the future.
Drudge was taken by Varrus
Please find another news source to quote from in the future.
Drudge was taken by Varrus
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
If they are so pissed, why not just Boycott Target? I build websites and know how easy an alt tag is to add to an image but, this is ridiculous. If Target chooses to use poor business practice, then they suffer at the profit level. Blind people can't shop there, so they are loosing money to other internet sites. I just don't see how this is any different from placing an add in the newspaper.
Edited, Thu Feb 9 15:40:23 2006 by fenderputy
Edited, Thu Feb 9 15:40:23 2006 by fenderputy
You make an excellent point fender. I'm going to call the ALCU right away and insist that all printed material in the US must also be made available in brail. Think of all the deals those poor blind fuc[b][/b]kers are missing out on from Stop & Shop(Piggly Wiggly to hillbillies).
Next they plan to sue Playboy Magazine cause they can't "use" it indepndently.
All these damned law suits are just rediculus. If Target doesn't have a web site with audio for the blind...go to a web site that does.
All these damned law suits are just rediculus. If Target doesn't have a web site with audio for the blind...go to a web site that does.
BloodwolfeX wrote:
Next they plan to sue Playboy Magazine cause they can't "use" it indepndently.
All these damned law suits are just rediculus. If Target doesn't have a web site with audio for the blind...go to a web site that does.
All these damned law suits are just rediculus. If Target doesn't have a web site with audio for the blind...go to a web site that does.
Easy on the big words there fella.
Most sites don't have audio for the blind. It's a simple tag that is read by an audio browser. Besides why would they want to shop at Target? Target robs people blind.
Mentalfrog wrote:
Target robs people blind.
Very true. Target is the devil (or at least the preferred department store for Satan).
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