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Good point about the screen reader. I've never considered it before. Thanks. Personally i dont like using labels and instead use placeholders with tooltips in
by saravk 14y ago
Good point about the screen reader. I've never considered it before. Thanks.
Personally i dont like using labels and instead use placeholders with tooltips in my forms. But now i might have to reconsider that approach.
- jrabone 14y agoIt's all fun and games until the National Federation of the Blind sues you...
- pc86 14y agoDoes the ADA apply to websites hosted within the US?
- oftenwrong 14y agoSome quick Wikipedia research suggests to me that it depends on the exact circumstances, but in general it seems that any prominent company is vulnerable to lawsuits over website accessibility. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Federation_of_the_Blind_v._Target_Corporation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Federation_of_the_Blin... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_Now_v._Southwest_Airlines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_Now_v._Southwest_Airline... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouellette_v._Viacom_International_Inc.#ADA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouellette_v._Viacom_Internation... http://www.dralegal.org/impact/cases/smith-et-al-v-hotelscom http://www.dralegal.org/impact/cases/smith-et-al-v-hotelscom http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/EO-Policy-USDOJ http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/EO-Policy-USDOJ
- protomyth 14y agoThe courts seem to think so http://www.dba-oracle.com/oracle_news/news_web_sites_ada_compliant.htm http://www.dba-oracle.com/oracle_news/news_web_sites_ada_com... http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202424114568&Settlement_Over_Targets_Web_Site_Marks_a_Win_for_ADA_Plaintiffs&slreturn=20130104135043 http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202424114568&Sett... http://www.webstandards.org/2006/02/14/nfb-vs-target-in-perspective/ http://www.webstandards.org/2006/02/14/nfb-vs-target-in-pers...