Target to stand trial in Web Site Accessibility case

A federal court judge ruled on Oct. 2 that $60 billion retailer Target needed to stand trial on charges that its Web site is not totally accessible to visually-impaired shoppers.

U.S. Court judge Marilyn Hall Patel, Northern District of California ruled that the case was certified as a class-action fro a group of visually-impaired U.S. consumers, under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The court also ruled that, under California law, Target.com is required to be accessible.

The decisions are preliminary, and simply allow litigation to continue. The broad issue in the case is what requirements a web site is required to meet to accommodate visually-impaired users.