On November 5, 2024 beginning at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time I’ll be presenting a 90 minute webinar on Accessibility Law for Real Estate Lawyers to the ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law. I’ll survey the accessibility laws
The Accessibility Defense blog, published by Hunt Huey PLLC, focuses on legal issues related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Fair Housing Act (FHA), and disability rights enforcement. It covers topics such as ADA compliance and litigation strategies, fair housing obligations and enforcement trends, emotional support animal regulations, and the impact of federal administrative policies on disability rights. The blog also discusses legal ethics in the context of accessibility defense and provides analysis of legislative proposals affecting ADA enforcement. It aims to inform businesses, housing providers, and legal professionals about the practical and legal challenges in defending against accessibility-related claims and navigating evolving disability rights laws.
Press releases from HUD and DOJ in the last week or so contain plenty of lessons for the owners of businesses subject to the ADA and FHA. I can’t say whether these new claims by the government will pan out,…
The Department of Justice issues a press release every time it enters into a settlement agreement of some kind. The foundations of accessibility law are the statutes and the cases applying them, but there are a lot of practical lessons…
I always think of donuts when I hear Dunkin Donuts, but of course now it is just “Dunkin” and coffee is at the top of their product line. Hence the coffee cup to the left, because we are back to…
In Loper Bright Enterprises et al v. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce et al, Case No. 22-451 (June 28, 2024) the Supreme Court overruled Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., a case that, as one commentator observed,…
In City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson et al, Case No. 23-175 (June 28, 2024) the Supreme Court, after a very long discussion, found that the prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment in the Eighth Amendment does not forbid cities from…
I should begin by acknowledging that this is an editorial, not news. The news is simple – Title II entities must over the next few years bring their websites and mobile apps into conformance with WCAG 2.1 AA. The question…
There has been plenty of commentary about the new DOJ website accessibility regulations for Title II entities, which fall into the good news / bad news category typical of all regulations. The good news is they have adopted WCAG 2.1…