In early September, a precedent was set that retailers must make their websites accessible to vision impaired users. Those who fail to comply with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) by not making their sites accessible, risk the chance of being sued.
This all comes from a recent class-action suit brought on by the National [...]

Hundreds of thousands of blind computer users regularly surf the Internet and top Internet companies, including AOL, Google, and Yahoo, are addressing this fact, despite the high prices involved to include such assistive technology.
According to the American Foundation for the Blind, roughly only 200,000 people who cannot see print at all have access to the [...]

At the annual Sight Village vision impairment conference in Birmingham, United Kingdom, a new screen reader was launched. The conference, dedicated to addressing blindness issues, released screen reader software, Thunder.
This tool helps site owners detect and promptly fix any problems that might be experienced by low vision and blind website visitors. At the [...]