Comments on: Judge Allows Class Action Against Target Website for Missing Image Alt Attributes http://www.metamend.com/blog/2007/10/05/judge-allows-class-action-against-target-website-for-missing-image-alt-attributes/ Search engine and Website Marketing tips, information, news and opinion from Metamend's team of SEM and SEO experts. The Metamend Blog covers SEO, search engines, search trends, search engine optimization and marketing. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:58:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Alex Hlinski http://www.metamend.com/blog/2007/10/05/judge-allows-class-action-against-target-website-for-missing-image-alt-attributes/comment-page-1/#comment-28415 Alex Hlinski Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:13:23 +0000 http://www.metamend.com/blog/2007/10/05/judge-allows-class-action-against-target-website-for-missing-image-alt-attributes/#comment-28415 I am no expert (on anything really as you can tell) but my limited knowledge of American law (from watching Murder One) tells me that the argument may be: - if high street stores must legally provide disabled access then the same should apply for web businesses. Even if the lawsuit goes nowhere, with an ever aging population, accessibility issues must be addressed within e-commerce sites if this expanding market is to be exploited. As far as Googles' products and services are concerned, Google Webmaster Help is the law, and it must be respected. ;) I am no expert (on anything really as you can tell) but my limited knowledge of American law (from watching Murder One) tells me that the argument may be:
- if high street stores must legally provide disabled access then the same should apply for web businesses.

Even if the lawsuit goes nowhere, with an ever aging population, accessibility issues must be addressed within e-commerce sites if this expanding market is to be exploited.

As far as Googles’ products and services are concerned, Google Webmaster Help is the law, and it must be respected. ;)

]]> By: Cybrarian http://www.metamend.com/blog/2007/10/05/judge-allows-class-action-against-target-website-for-missing-image-alt-attributes/comment-page-1/#comment-28404 Cybrarian Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:20:42 +0000 http://www.metamend.com/blog/2007/10/05/judge-allows-class-action-against-target-website-for-missing-image-alt-attributes/#comment-28404 Interesting... but HTML rules are not a federal law yet... :) ...and Google Webmaster Help is not a US government ...yet ;) Interesting… but HTML rules are not a federal law yet…
:)
…and Google Webmaster Help is not a US government …yet
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