National Credit Reporting Companies, Blind Community, Announce Landmark Initiative to Provide Accessible Online Credit Reports
The U.S. credit reporting agencies are announcing today that free on-line credit reports available through http://www.annualcreditreport.com/ will comply with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) by October of this year. Credit reports will be available in Braille, Large Print, and on audio CD by the end of 2008. This announcement is the result of an agreement signed by the American Council of the Blind and others using Structured Negotiations. The full agreement is available at www.LFLegal.com/2008/04/credit-report-agreement. The press release is also available on line.