I was planning on another review of recent decisions in the ADA and FHA world but was struck by the number of recent decisions about voting and the ADA. They are a pleasant break from the usual run of ADA cases motivated by nothing but the greed of the plaintiffs’ bar, and while they may cause political disagreements they do illustrate some key issues under the ADA. The limits of accessible technology and deciding what…

Lainey Feingold, a long time and well know advocate for those with disabilities, referred to my earlier blog on website plug-ins* that promise accessibility in her latest blog. HONOR THE ADA: AVOID WEB ACCESSIBILITY QUICK-FIX OVERLAYS. That was nice, but even better was the way she collected other sources on website plug-ins and their problems, making her blog well worth reading for anyone interested in this subject. Of course no matter how much you study…

In late June Florida became, with the passage of Senate Bill 1084, the latest state to take on the problem of emotional support animals. From the descriptions in various articles it would have appeared two opposite bills were passed, for the statute was praised as both helping eliminate fraudulent ESA claims and helping disabled individuals obtain accommodations for their ESAs. It may have no real effect at all since nothing in it can affect the…

Just a quick note for those who want to hear as well as read what I have to say. The Accessible.org podcast interview is available now at any of the following links: Buzzsprout    Apple    Spotify  …

This blog and the next were prompted by two recent efforts by state officials to deal with the problem of emotional support animals. One was a decision from the Iowa Supreme Court that puts a state law overlay on how to deal with conflicts between disabled and non-disabled tenants. You can find the details in William Goren’s blog.¹ The other was a recent legislative effort in Florida, the passage of Senate Bill 1084, which adds…

Here’s a very unhappy looking King Richard III contemplating the murder of his nephews and possible rivals for the throne, or perhaps the latest headlines. While the latest cases on accessibility law don’t usually look like light reading, right now they are a cheery diversion from the rest of world events. Here we go: Voting Rights and the ADA People First of Alabama v. Merrill, 2020 WL 3207824 (N.D. Ala. June 15, 2020) deserves its…

One of the problem disability rights organizations  face when they try to create sweeping change through litigation is that laws like the ADA protect individuals and redress individual injuries. The Supreme Court has recognized something called “organizational standing” that recognizes the harm an organization may suffer from illegal discrimination, but the Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Access Living of Metro. Chicago v. Uber Techs., Inc., 958 F.3d 604 (7th Cir. 2020) illustrates how this court created…