Accountability of Accessibility and Usability

Posted on Feb 4, 2007 05:24:35 AM

Lawsuits make me nervous. Even if I'm not involved, precedents may be set that affect me or my life. As a person who makes my living off of the Web, it concerns me that Access Now, Inc. and Robert Gumson have sued Southwest and American airlines because Southwest's site is allegedly "inaccessible". This isn't the first time something like this happened, either. In 1999, the National Federation of the Blind filed a lawsuit against AOL because Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Accessibility, Accountability, Usability