Blind Group Sues AOL
From: San Francisco Chronicle - November 5, 1999
Business Section - page B1

Arguing that virtual spaces must be as accessible to people with disabilities
as are physical spaces, a group representing the blind filed suit against
America Online, saying the online service is almost impossible for blind
people to use. The suit, which accuses AOL of violating the Americans with
Disabilities Act, was filed in US District Court in Boston by the National
Federation of the Blind, the organization's Massachusetts chapter, and nine
people who are blind. The suit says AOL's services are often incompatible
with screen access programs that convert text into synthesized speech or
braille and are heavily used by the blind.  

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