- From: david poehlman <david.poehlman@handsontechnologeyes.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:43:32 -0400
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The errors are interesting: Johnnie Apple Seed ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 11:12 AM Subject: web access case settled in ny Travel Web sites agree to improve access for blind and visually impaired - 2004-08-19 - Business First of Buffalo buffalo/flag The New York State Attorney General said the operators of two Web sites geared to travelers have agreed to upgrade accessibility that will benefit the blind and visually impaired. Ramada.com and Priceline.com have agreed to implement assistive technology, such as screen reader software, allowing such individuals to more easily navigate their respective Web sites. infoUSA/statebusiness_new04b Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said over the past year investigators from his office found that portions of the Ramada.com and Priceline.com Internet sites were not accessible although the Americans With Disabilities Act requires that private Web sites be accessible to blind and visually impaired Internet users. Under the terms of the agreements, the companies will implement a range of accessibility standards authored by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium, an organization that recommends Internet standards. Also, Ramada.com and Priceline.com will pay the State of New York $40,000 and $37,500, respectively, as costs of the investigation. Spitzer added both companies were cooperative in reaching a settlement. © 2004 American City Business Journals Inc.
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