Web Standards, Accessibility & More » Target http://weboverhauls.com/dennislembree/blog Personal blog of Dennis E. Lembree, web site professional Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:44:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Declining Image of Target http://weboverhauls.com/dennislembree/blog/2007/11/29/declining-image-of-target/ http://weboverhauls.com/dennislembree/blog/2007/11/29/declining-image-of-target/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:46:07 +0000 Dennis http://checkengineusa.com/dennislembree/blog/2007/11/29/declining-image-of-target/ Continue reading →]]> My family shops at Target, you know, the huge American retail store. I really like that store (especially when there’s a Taco Bell or Starbucks inside). But I think their corporate image, at least for me, is in a serious decline. This is mostly due to a couple of lawsuits going on against the company.

In the world wide web industry, we should all be familiar with the NFB vs. Target lawsuit—the biggest case regarding web accessibility in the United States, thus far. Target is actually fighting to keep its web site away from users with disabilities, and technology limitations. This is like a store closing its doors to anyone with a visual, hearing, or motor impairment. How naive and shameful!

In the second lawsuit, the American tennis great (retired) Andre Agassi is seeking an injunction against Target for using his name without permission. Apparently Target is putting Agassi’s name on sandals without permission when they’ve already been asked to stop. How silly.

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