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Accessibility
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Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Law Now Requires Baby Changing Tables in Men’s Restrooms in Federal Buildings
By Tracy Thomas
President Obama Signs Changing Table Law for all Federal RestroomsKudos then, to Congress and President Obama for passing a law that will make changing tables mandatory in women’s and men’s…
CommLaw Monitor
FCC Highlights Accessibility Challenges for Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities
By Kelley Drye
On October 6, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a White Paper entitled “Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities: Barriers to and Solutions for Accessible Information and Communication Technologies” containing best…
Ahead of Schedule
Self-Imposed ADA Audits: The Developer’s Best Option
Recent rulings indicate that courts across the country view project owners’ and developers’ liability for ADA claims differently than they do other compliance violations. Owners’ attempts to raise questions of…
Other
Arizona Attorney General Steps In To Address The Surge In Access Suits Filed In His State
By Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: The number of access lawsuits has surged in both Arizona state and federal courts, prompting an unprecedented intervention by the Arizona Attorney General. By our count, nearly 300…
CommLawBlog
Put It In Writing, Part III: Closed Captioning Chores Reassigned
By FHH Law
Modified programmer compliance certifications, complaint procedures, to take effect September 22, 2016 For nearly two decades the FCC has been working to insure that television programming is appropriately accessible to…
Fair Housing Defense
Additional Thoughts on Questionable Emotional Support Animal Verifications
Three clients have recently sent me multiple emotional support animal medical verifications for review. After a few minutes of research, it seemed pretty clear that the medical verifications came from…
CommLawBlog
Beefing Up Video Description Requirements?
By FHH Law
Commission seeks comment on steps to improve, expand accessibility of video-described programming Way back at the dawn of the century (the 21st Century, that is), the FCC adopted rules requiring…
CommLaw Monitor
FCC Seeks Comment on Accessibility Compliance for the 2016 Biennial CVAA Report
By Kelley Drye
On Monday, May 23, 2016, the Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau (CGB or Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Public Notice seeking comment on the…
Workforce Bulletin
Accessible Technology Claims Are Not Going Away: Recent Decisions Under ADA
By Epstein Becker Green, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Our colleague Joshua A. Stein, attorney at Epstein Becker Green, has a post on the Retail Labor and Employment Law blog that will be of interest to many of our readers in…
Health Care and Life Sciences
Accessible Technology Claims Are Not Going Away: Recent Decisions Under ADA
Our colleague Joshua A. Stein, attorney at Epstein Becker Green, has a post on the Retail Labor and Employment Law blog that will be of interest to many of our readers in…