# RNIB brings first case against 'inaccessible' Web site

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/07/03/rnib-brings-first-case-against-039inaccessible039-web-site/
- Published: 2003-07-03T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) is bringing the first case under
the Disability Discrimination Act against a Web site that is allegedly inaccessible
to peopel with visual impairments.
The RNIB will not say which company it is tackling,
but the charity has several cases that it is pursuing. Most involve supporting individuals
in their claims of discrimination against Web site publishers.

Case law on Web accessibility in the UK is seemingly non-existent so any precedent
that RNIB can achieve will be welcomed by many in the Web design industry. It will
also of course help charities themselves in benchmarking their Web sites’ accessibility
features.

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