Blind Cal student sues Target charges retailer's Web site cannot be used by the sightless

The San Francisco Chronicle reports:

A blind UC Berkeley student has filed a class-action lawsuit against Target Corp., saying the retailer is committing civil-rights violations because its Web site is inaccessible to those who cannot see.

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Alameda County Superior Court, said the upscale discounter's on-line business, target.com, denies blind Californians equal access to goods and services available to those who can see.

"Target thus excludes the blind from full and equal participation in the growing Internet economy that is increasingly a fundamental part of daily life," said the suit, which seeks to be certified as a class action and alleges violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and various state statutes.

Could we make this up? The Americans With Disabilities Act will only over time keep fewer handicapped people employed or interacting with the business community over fear of a lawsuit.If blind people are unhappy with Target they should take their business elsewhere.