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by xbryanx 4391 days ago
It's important to remind developers and clients in the United States that some aspects of web accessibility are required by federal law:

http://www.ada.gov/

Does the ADA apply to the web? Yes. This has been supported in court, when the National Federation of the Blind successfully sued Target over their e-commerce site:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Federation_of_the_Bli...

The ADA is a great example of important legislation that protects the rights of a minority group that is regularly ignored by the market.