Topic
Accessibility Standards
31 published works
Lone Star Bench & Bar
The Next Frontier in ADA Access Litigation – Online
We invite you to read Part 1 and Part 2 in a series of posts by Fox partner Dori K. Stibolt, regarding the new trend in ADA Title III litigation involving web access…
Fair Housing Issues Review
My Property Was Built Around 1991 – Am I Covered by the FHA Design & Construction Guidelines?
In my recent blog post, I discussed the often overlooked design and construction requirements of the Fair Housing Act. In sum, if you are an owner or manager of a…
Other
WCAG 2.0 AA Is the New Accessibility Standard for Federal Agency Websites
By Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: The federal government has adopted the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Levels A and AA as its accessibility standard for federal agency websites, making it very likely that…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
Commercial Lease Alert: New Access Law Disclosure Requirements In Leases Effective January 1, 2017
By Gregory Hurley, Lydia Lake, Pamela Westhoff
Under current California law, commercial real property owners are required to state in every lease agreement whether the property leased has undergone inspection by a Certified Access Specialist (“CASp”) and,…
Fair Housing Defense
DOJ Files New Fair Housing Act Disability Discrimination Action
A couple of weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a new Fair Housing Act (FHA) lawsuit against the owner, builder, and designer of a housing complex near…
Fair Housing Defense
Can a Property Owner Disclaim Responsibility for Complying With Accessibility Guidelines?
In addition to renting units, many apartment owners/managers rent space for commercial enterprises (such as restaurants and stores) in their properties. Which can make good sense for both – providing…
Global Workplace Insider
The Integrated Accessibility Standards Gets a Makeover
On July 1, 2016, the Accessibility Standards for Customer Service officially joins force with the Integrated Accessibility Standards, O. Reg 191/11 (“IASR”) under the Accessibility for Ontarians Act (“AODA”). This…
Supplemental Conditions
AFFIRMED
Today, in a precedential opinion, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, affirmed the District Court's dismissal of a complaint against my client that alleged that a multi-family building was constructed…
Workforce Bulletin
Access Board Seeks to Revise Accessibility Standards for Information and Communications Technology of Federal Agencies and Certain Technology Manufacturers, Moving to Functionality-Based Approach
On February 18, 2015, the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (the “Access Board”) announced the release of its Notice of Proposed Rule Making (“NPRM”), refreshing and revising the…
Understanding the ADA
Does title II apply even when there are no architectural accessibility standards?
The bloggosphere reports that the City of Lomita California has asked the full Ninth Circuit to rehear the ruling in this case. As is traditional with me, the blog entry…