Topic
Accessibility Standards
31 published works
CommLaw Monitor
FCC Extends Review of E-Reader Coalition Petition
By Kelley Drye
Kelley Drye Telecommunications paralegal Jennifer Rodden contributed to this post. Earlier this year, a coalition of e-reader manufacturers (Amazon, Kobo and Sony Electronics) petitioned for waiver from the disabled access…
Real Estate & Construction
All Aboard For Access! Access Board Proposes Accessibility Guidelines For Cruise Ships And Other Passenger Vessels
By: Karen Stephenson The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) has issued proposed accessibility guidelines for the construction and alteration of passenger vessels covered by the Americans with…
Real Estate & Construction
2013 CA Building Code Will Finally Bring CA Accessibility Construction Standards Closer to Consistency With Federal ADA Standards
By: Kristina Launey Businesses in California have for years struggled to comply with both California’s Title 24 accessibility standards for buildings and the federal standards under the Americans with Disabilities…
Real Estate & Construction
2013 CA Building Code Will Finally Make CA Accessibility Construction Standards Consistent With Federal ADA Standards
By Kristina Launey Businesses in California have for years struggled to comply with both California’s Title 24 accessibility standards for buildings and the federal standards under the Americans with Disabilities…
The Real Estate & Environmental Law Blog
Changes in Disability Laws; What Commercial Property Owners Need to Know (SB 1186)
Governor Brown recently approved significant changes to California’s Disabled Access laws. Those changes are summarized on Weintraub's Labor & Employment blog. As a commercial property owner, you need to modify your…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Advisory Committee on ACA Medical Diagnostic Equipment Access Standards
As previously reported, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) has published a proposed rule that would establish accessibility standards for medical diagnostic equipment, as mandated by the…
Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada
AODA for Employers Part 2: Integrated Accessibility Standards
By Lisa Stam
This is Part 2 of my three part series on the Accessibility for Ontarians with a Disability Act, 2005. In my first post, I discussed the Customer Service Standard, which…
Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada
New Employer Standards for Employees with Disabilities
By Lisa Stam
Last Friday, the Ontario government passed the Integrated Disability Regulation under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). The Regulation includes a number of requirements for employers to remove…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Electronic Book Readers Must Meet ADA Accessibility Requirements, says DOJ
Emerging technology clashes with ADA accessibility requirements, as the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Education warn colleges and university about requiring classroom use of electronic readers.…
Fair Housing Defense
Effective Dates for Accessibility Requirements
I received a question about effective dates for accessibility requirements, so I thought it would be worth a post to put forward some general guidance concerning the accessibility requirements for…