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Alexander Stern filed a lawsuit against Sony because according to ADA the company does not make games more accessible. And before we shrug this off by saying that they can't make blind people see anyway, let's look at some of the implications.

Target's out-of-court settlement with the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) last year has thrown the spotlight on accessibility in web design.

This is according to experts speaking to Internet Retailer, who suggested that the complaints made to the NFB about the accessibility of Target's website for disabled web users has prompted more businesses to look at their own sites more closely.

The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and Target announced that they have settled a class action lawsuit regarding access to the Target.com Web site by blind people.

Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: "Access to Web sites is critical to the full and equal participation of blind people in all aspects of modern life. The National Federation of the Blind is pleased to have reached a settlement with Target that is good for all blind
consumers, and we recognize that Target has already taken action to make certain that its Web site is accessible to everyone. We look forward to working with Target in the coming months to help make additional improvements that will enhance the experience of blind visitors to Target.com. It is our sincere hope that other businesses providing goods and services over the Internet will follow Target’s example and take affirmative steps to provide full access to their Web sites by blind consumers."

The issue of website accessibility could be thrown into the spotlight in the UK following the settlement of a case in the US, it has been claimed.

Retailer Target was sued by a group of disabled web users who could not use the company's website with their usual screen-reading software.

Target will pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the retail giant's website of breaking US anti-discrimination laws. Blind individuals in California
can claim up to $7,000 each if they tried to use Target.com and encountered barriers.

The class action, which was led by the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), ended on Wednesday without any admission of wrongdoing by Target.