Websites May Require Visually Impaired Access In California

15 10 2007

Which is funny, because that’s been a requirement of savvy web folks for a while. The internet is blind! That’s what alt attributes were originally created for, and now they’re important in search engine optimization.

The Register- California Court Tilts Towards Mandating Web Accessibility

California law may require websites to be accessible to disabled internet users, according to a ruling in a case against retail giant Target.

Creating Alt Attributes for the blind falls under the umbrella of valuable things I learned at the Websitetology Seminar.


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