Fwd: AOL sued over accessibility

From the HWG-Business list.  I hadn't heard about this here yet...

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>Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 13:10:46 -0600
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>From: Rachel Hartman <rhartman@io.com>
>Subject: Fwd: AOL sued over accessibility
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>A few weeks ago we had a thread on accessibility.  Today I was forwarded 
>this by a friend of mine.
>
>>excerpts from November 4, 1999 New York Times:
>>"Lawsuit Says AOL Shuts Out the Blind"
>>By PAMELA MENDELS
>>
>>"In a test of the idea that virtual spaces must by law be readily  accessible
>>to people with disabilities, a major organization  representing the blind
>>filed suit against America Online Inc. on Thursday,  saying that its online
>>service is almost impossible for blind people to use."
>
>[major snippage]
>
>>Entire story can be viewed at:
>>http://www.nytimes.com/
>
>Definitely something to think about.
>
>Rachel
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