According to a UN-commissioned survey of websites around the globe, only 3% meet the minimum standards for web accessibility for users with disabilities (particularly visual disabilities). Future Tense has an interview with one of the study’s directors, who bemoaned the lack of training that web developers receive regarding how to create accessible websites.
Care to guess which American website scored highest in terms of accessibility? Wal-Mart. Somebody might want to point that out to the executives at Target, who are currently defending a lawsuit charging that Target’s website is inaccessible. The worst offender, according to the study, is the New York Times. I’m not surprised. As much as I love the Times, its homepage is still a cluttered mess.
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