Class Action Suit Claims Target.com Not Accessible to Blind

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge in California yesterday certified a class action lawsuit against Target here brought by plaintiffs claiming the retailer's website is inaccessible to the blind, according to a Reuters report citing court documents. Judge Marilyn Patel of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California also rejected Target's motion for summary judgment in the case, the report said. According to the ruling, plaintiffs — including the National Federation of the Blind — claim Target.com violates federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination against the disabled. "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," Marc Maurer, president of the National Federation for the Blind, said in a statement. Target was quoted as saying that its website is fully accessible.

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