# Blind student sues e-commerce site over web accessibility

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blind-student-sues-e-commerce-site-over-web-accessibility/178665>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [February 13, 2006, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blind-student-sues-e-commerce-site-over-web-accessibility/178665 "2006-02-13T07:49:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![ditt0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@ditt0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ditt0)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2006, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blind-student-sues-e-commerce-site-over-web-accessibility/178665/1 "2006-02-13T07:49:22Z")

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[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/09/BAGQHH5H7D1.DTL&hw](http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/09/BAGQHH5H7D1.DTL&hw)  
Now I understand the rights of people with disabillities, but that’s a private business site, not a government one.  
That’s a serious thing as it creates a precedent if solved in the student’s advantage.