A lawsuit being filed against Target for not ensuring that its website is usable by the blind has been made into a class-action by a federal judge in San Francisco.
This means that all the blind people in America who have tried to use the Target website can automatically become plaintiffs in the case. The lawsuit is alleging that by not using the technology available to help make websites more user-friendly for the blind, Target is violating the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Dr Marc Maurer, president of the National Federation of the Blind, told the Associated Press: "This is a tremendous step forward for blind people throughout the country who for too long have been denied equal access to the internet economy. "All e-commerce businesses should take note of this decision and immediately take steps to open their doors to the blind." Target has outlets in every state in America excepting Vermont, Hawaii Alaska.
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