Apple tries to present itself to the world as a customer-friendly company that tries to meet all their needs, even if they may be slightly nestandards, perhaps because of their disability. It is the disabled users who are then Apple he tries to make their lives easier with various software gadgets and thus show, among other things, that his products are really for everyone. But what if it's not quite like that?
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Over the weekend, the U.S. District Court in New YorkThe blind woman Himelda Mendezová turned to her, who Apple she accused de facto of discrimination, as according to her his website is not friendly at all for the visually impaired. It is said that its content is not coded in such a way that it can be read without any problem by software for reading aloud, which is used by the visually impaired to browse the web.
The woman, who decided to fight for both her rights and the rights of other people with this condition, claims that in early August she visited the website Applu, and she was allegedly unable to do even the most basic things on it, such as browsing or purchasing individual products, due to poor coding. She was also not allowed to browse the services available in Apple Storech v New Yorkor something similar. From this the woman concluded that website Aapple.com is not designed in accordance with the most current guidelines for facilitating access to web content and is therefore in violation of the lawoneof the disabled, which entered into force in 1990.
Check out how web design Applu changed over time:
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In addition to criticism, the woman also describes in her lawsuit the exact procedure for what is needed on the website. Appto improve and repair it to exactly meet all standards. If Apple guided by these tips, she said, visually impaired people would be able to browse the web just as well as people without visual impairments.
The plaintiff aimed at two things. The first is to force Apple to fix the site, which should make it far more user-friendly for far more people. He should be helped with this primarily by a qualified worker who knows all the guidelines, whom the company should hire and work closely with to create the website, according to the woman. In addition, the woman would also like to receive compensation for the damages she incurred. However, it is not entirely clear at the moment what is included in these damages.
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Apple has yet to comment on the entire plot, however, he will probably do so soon. As I already wrote above, he is very confident about the accessibility of all his products and services, and he will certainly not be left cold by such accusations. Hopefully he will be able to refute this accusation and will only confirm what he so often preaches in the world.
So don't buy from apple ? 😄
*isn't
When asked about the lawsuits lately AppI'm looking at this shit and it seems to me that these people are really disabled... Apple, like any other company has no obligation to do such things and functions for potential buyers. This is the same as me going to sue any American website for not being honored… Total stupidity… This is not a duty and these people should get over it…
I agree with you, except for one detail, if it is a government site (whether in the USA or in the Czech Republic) it is necessary to observe these things correctly. In the Czech Republic, this is required by the directive on the accessibility of state administration websites, for example.
The article shows that in the USA they have a law on the physically disabled and Apple he did not follow it when creating his pages. And even if it is Apple a private company, it must comply with the laws of the country where it wants to operate, or it can leave the US, move its headquarters to Mexico, for example, and ignore US laws. When they have a law that every page must also be in Czech, then you can also sue them.
For information, even in our country, for example, the number of places for wheelchair users in parking lots is set by decree, if they are publicly accessible, and everyone who operates a parking lot, including supermarkets and shopping centers, must comply with this.
Otherwise, consumer protection in the US is at a significantly lower level than what we have in Europe, so a lawsuit is the most common means of consumer defense.
The question is, don't buy from AppThis is discrimination in itself.
Emm...hehe 😂 does anyone also think that people are really bored and sue companies (not only Apple) for completely pointless things? This supposedly blind lady wants to view the website? How? I do not understand. As I understand there is website reading etc. but how does one want to make a purchase? Maybe she'll call someone from the family to help her and that's it, right?
If you have no idea what blind people can do with a PC, please don't comment!
a bit off-topic, but overall I would be interested in how such a person uses the products he wants to buy. Isn't that a joke too? this could easily go to the extreme of a Durex woman's crush, because she has nothing to wear their product with...
Apple on the other hand, its products are also very well designed for the blind (and otherwise disabled) and are the most popular among them. I don't understand why they don't consult their websites as well.
exactly. and that's what I'm writing about - I personally think it's great that companies like this try to do everything so that even people with disabilities can use the devices (and at the same time I don't think it's primarily about money - the segment is small and that's how it goes anyway) about the prestige and credit of the company). and then, as a thank you, someone sues them for not "reading" their website. well, wouldn't you like it...?
That's what happens when you let people in the US do whatever they want. They sue and accuse for easy money. I tripped over the curb - I'm going to sue the construction company; I break my microwave - I'm suing the manufacturer because it didn't say anywhere that cats shouldn't be put in it; so this is a weaker concoction, where I hope that the lady is more interested in arranging a remedy than money, but…
Oh my God, these guys are licked... 😐
So don't watch it if she doesn't like it 😂🤷🏻♂️
In my opinion, this is a huge mistake Applu.🤣They should pay him at least a billion to two for something like this 🙃
Defense Apple he'll probably want to explain which other big company websites are blind-friendly. Another hamburger joint who wants to make money off her disability.