Topic
Accessibility
268 published works
Health Law Prof Blog
The Art of Access: Innovative Protests of an Inaccessible City
Elizabeth F. Emens (Columbia Law School), The Art of Access: Innovative Protests of an Inaccessible City, 47(5) Fordham Urban L. J. (2020):This Essay considers inaccessible New York City through the…
California Employment Law Update
Nike “Just Does It” – Retail Employees Will Wear Transparent Masks
By Tony Oncidi, Dylan K. Tedford
Last summer, Nike began requiring its retail employees to wear masks to combat the spread of COVID-19. A few weeks later, Cali Bunn entered one of its San Diego-area stores…
The Nickel Report
EPA’s New Guidance Rule: Are Accessibility and Transparency Improved?
The United States Environmental Protection Agency recently published a final rule on “EPA Guidance; Administrative Procedures for Issuance and Public Petitions.” 85 Fed. Reg. 66,230 (Oct. 19, 2020). The Guidance…
SDNY Blog
Judge Engelmayer: City’s Crosswalks Do Not Provide Meaningful Access to the Blind, Violating ADA
In an opinion Wednesday, Judge Engelmayer largely granted the plaintiffs summary judgment in a case challenging New York City’s failure to make signalized intersections accessible to the blind. Only a…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
District Court Did Not Violate Mandate Rule by Taking Agency’s Resource Constraints into Account on Remand, D.C. Circuit Holds
In American Council of the Blind v. Mnuchin, No. 19-5284 (D.C. Cir. Oct. 9, 2020), the D.C. Circuit holds that the nearly two-decade-old struggle to make our paper currency readable…
ADA Update
Can Barriers to Wheelchair Access Be “Grandfathered In”?
By Maia Goodell
When I talk about my cases with friends, one of the most common questions is whether old buildings are exempt from ADA requirements. Many lawyers—including me—used to call this idea…
TRE Legal Practice News
Innovation & Accessibility at West Valley College
Learning another language can open up new personal and professional horizons for all students, and California’s community colleges are at the forefront of making language learning accessible to everyone in…
Broadcast Law Blog
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 8, 2020 to August 14, 2020
By David Oxenford, Adam Sandler
Here are some of the regulatory and legal actions and developments of the last week of significance to broadcasters, with links to where you can go to find more information…
Health Law Prof Blog
Defining Accessibility for Deviangjans: In the Eyes of the Educated Elite of Government Quarters
Vallika Varshri (Jindal Global Law School), Defining Accessibility for Deviangjans: In the Eyes of the Educated Elite of Government Quarters, SSRN:People with disabilities, or ‘deviangjans’ as they are known in…
Broadcast Law Blog
FCC Issues Reminder of Obligations to Make Televised Emergency Information Available to Viewers with Disabilities
About this time each year, as hurricane season ramps up, the FCC issues a notice reminding television broadcasters and other video providers of their obligations to make accessible emergency information…