Now does anyone have an issue with people who are blind or visually impaired suing Target.com? At least you can still shop and buy stuff at Wal-mart.com with Firefox. Before the lawsuit was filed against Target.com, a screen reader user could not register with Target because he was forced to click a button with his mouse and thus could not buy from Target.com. After the lawsuit was filed two lines of code corrected this problem. Obviously, Those two lines of code were too expensive for Target. I wonder how many lines of code would need to be added to correct Wal-Mart for those poor pathetic living off the government whiners who use Firefox. Personally I think those Firefox users should just get in their car - government supported transportation option and drive down to Wal-Mart and buy what they need just like people who are blind.
Yes, I support Microsoft because they support accessiblity.
It is amazing to read all the blacklash concerning the Target suit. First if you run a business in this United States of America you cannot disallow any group from purchasing your services. Sorry no blacks allowed does not go anymore. Sorry little woman, you need to bring your husband in to make the purchase does not go anymore.
Sorry blind guy you cannot use our website has not been judged yet. But it would be reasonable to expect that Target will settle/loss this. The point of the lawsuit and I am certain that Target was selected, was to purchase anything from Target website a buyer was required to create an online account. Not a big problem, except at Target where the submit button required the use of the mouse. Two lines of code was needed by Target to fix the problem the day after they were sued. In the six months of negotiation Target said it was to difficult. That is not the only problem but that is why Target will loss the lawsuit.
Second, I am certain that to create an accessible web site or a standard based web site requires a web developer of superior skills and knowledge. Other wise you would see more of them. To mention two great web sites please see http://www.jkrowling.com/ and http://www.afb.org./
That http://www.jkrowling.com/ site uses something called Flash and it's accessible. Obviously from the various posts on slashdot that web designer must be a magician.
For the rest of you who said fuck the blind, what do you expect braille monitors, or I am a sorry ass college professor in computer science who does think I have to have an accessible web site. Get a grip and grow up. Life continues to evolve. and yes one day we will be reading about how hard it is to make web sites accessible for cognitively impaired. And from reading the various posts I think we need to start now.
Being blind from birth does not imply a brain problem. It implies that the visual cortex and visual processes of the brain is not fully developed. With out the visual processes maturing/developing, a person cannot see currently. Anecdotal evidence only suggests that the ability to see movement is hardwired in seeing.
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Now does anyone have an issue with people who are blind or visually impaired suing Target.com? At least you can still shop and buy stuff at Wal-mart.com with Firefox. Before the lawsuit was filed against Target.com, a screen reader user could not register with Target because he was forced to click a button with his mouse and thus could not buy from Target.com. After the lawsuit was filed two lines of code corrected this problem. Obviously, Those two lines of code were too expensive for Target. I wonder how many lines of code would need to be added to correct Wal-Mart for those poor pathetic living off the government whiners who use Firefox. Personally I think those Firefox users should just get in their car - government supported transportation option and drive down to Wal-Mart and buy what they need just like people who are blind. Yes, I support Microsoft because they support accessiblity.
It is amazing to read all the blacklash concerning the Target suit. First if you run a business in this United States of America you cannot disallow any group from purchasing your services. Sorry no blacks allowed does not go anymore. Sorry little woman, you need to bring your husband in to make the purchase does not go anymore.
Sorry blind guy you cannot use our website has not been judged yet. But it would be reasonable to expect that Target will settle/loss this. The point of the lawsuit and I am certain that Target was selected, was to purchase anything from Target website a buyer was required to create an online account. Not a big problem, except at Target where the submit button required the use of the mouse. Two lines of code was needed by Target to fix the problem the day after they were sued. In the six months of negotiation Target said it was to difficult. That is not the only problem but that is why Target will loss the lawsuit.
Second, I am certain that to create an accessible web site or a standard based web site requires a web developer of superior skills and knowledge. Other wise you would see more of them. To mention two great web sites please see http://www.jkrowling.com/ and http://www.afb.org./
That http://www.jkrowling.com/ site uses something called Flash and it's accessible. Obviously from the various posts on slashdot that web designer must be a magician.
For the rest of you who said fuck the blind, what do you expect braille monitors, or I am a sorry ass college professor in computer science who does think I have to have an accessible web site. Get a grip and grow up. Life continues to evolve. and yes one day we will be reading about how hard it is to make web sites accessible for cognitively impaired. And from reading the various posts I think we need to start now.
Being blind from birth does not imply a brain problem. It implies that the visual cortex and visual processes of the brain is not fully developed. With out the visual processes maturing/developing, a person cannot see currently. Anecdotal evidence only suggests that the ability to see movement is hardwired in seeing.