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Accessibility
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TRE Legal Practice News
Appellate Victory in National Federation of the Blind v. The Container Store
Modern touchscreen systems, like other modern computers, phones, and tablets, are readily adaptable for use by blind people through mechanisms such as tactile keyboards that a user can feel nonvisually…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Choice Hotels Sued for Failing to Provide Information about Accessibility to Users
Choice Hotels International Inc., was recently sued for failing to provide disabled users with information about its rooms’ and grounds’ accessibility. The suit, referencing the Comfort Inn in Gainesville, Florida,…
Technology and AI
Theatre Must Provide Captioning For All Live Performances Says Federal Judge
By Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: A Missouri federal judge orders a theatre to provide, upon request, captioning services for the deaf for all theatrical performances. A federal judge in Missouri recently ordered a…
TRE Legal Practice News
Guidelines for Effective Uber and Lyft Service Animal Complaints
By Albert Elia
We know that filing complaints takes time and can be inconvenient when you are simply trying to reach your travel destination. However, your complaints to Uber and Lyft, and to…
Understanding the ADA
Litigation over commas: How far Does Title II Extend?
My colleague, Jon Hyman, has previously written about what can happen when commas are not used when they should be. You can find that blog entry here. Today’s blog…
TRE Legal Practice News
E la Carte and Applebee’s to Make In-Restaurant Table-Top Tablets Accessible to Blind Guests
TRE Legal Practice is pleased to have played a role in facilitating the efforts of E la Carte, Inc., creators of the PrestoPrime™ EMV System™ for full-service restaurants, Applebee’s® Neighborhood…
TRE Legal Practice News
E la Carte and Applebee’s to Make In-Restaurant Table-Top Tablets Accessible to Blind Guests
TRE Legal Practice is pleased to have played a role in facilitating the efforts of E la Carte, Inc., creators of the PrestoPrime™ EMV System™ for full-service restaurants, Applebee’s® Neighborhood…
Inside Global Tech
Accessibility In The Workplace: What Businesses Need To Know: Part 3
By Fredericka Argent and Hannah Edmonds-Camara Part 1 of our accessibility series explored the importance of businesses deploying accessible IT to recruit and retain employees with a view to reducing…
Canada in Focus
Reporting deadlines for the <em>Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005</em>
By Richard J. Nixon, Karen Bock, Michael S. Richards, Ryan Campbell, Leslie Frattolin, Duncan Burns-Shillington
The new year is fast approaching, bringing with it colder weather, holiday party invites and… a filing obligation under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). If you are…
CommLaw Monitor
Video Game Software Industry Seeks a Final Disabilities Access Waiver Extension
By Kelley Drye
The Federal Communications Commission (“Commission” or “FCC”) recently released a Public Notice seeking comment on a petition filed by the Entertainment Software Association (“ESA”) seeking a one year final extension…