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Accessibility
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PropertyProf Blog
City Living as a Quadriplegic
Peter Apps explains how breaking his neck changed his view of urban form:If I've learned one thing in the nine years since I broke my neck, it's that the world…
Texas Bar Blog
Making it through law school with a disability
By J. Sam Thomas Editor’s Note: This featured blog post coincides with the upcoming July issue of the Texas Bar Journal, which focuses on the 25th anniversary of the Americans…
Capital Thinking
FCC Will Consider Accessibility Items at May 21 Meeting
Legislative Activity FCC Commissioners Testify in Senate Appropriations Hearing on FCC’s Budget On May 12, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler and Commissioner Ajit Pai testified before the Financial…
Understanding the ADA
National Federation of the Blind v. Uber Technologies
Today's case is National Federation of the Blind of California v. Uber Technologies, Inc.. This case is receiving quite a bit of press, but I thought I would offer my…
Other
New York Law Creates Quandary for Businesses with New “Accessible Icon”
By Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
By John W. Egan Despite the url (www.adatitleiii.com) and frequent federal focus of this blog, it is important to remember that many states and municipalities have their own disability access…
Workforce Bulletin
Keeping Clear of ADA Accessible Route Claims – the Ninth Circuit Discusses What Constitutes Temporary Obstructions
On March 5, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in Chapman v. Pier 1 Imports (U.S.) Inc., 2015 WL 925586 (9th Cir.…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Princeton to Transition to Gender-Neutral Bathrooms
By John Kang
PRINCETON — Princeton University plans to switch its single-stall bathrooms to "gender-neutral" facilities to create a more inclusive environment for the campus, officials said Thursday.Michele Minter, vice provost for institutional equity…
Understanding the ADA
Roller coasters and the ADA: It’s baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!
In a previous blog entry, I discussed the issue of accessibility to amusement park rides. Well, it is back in the news again. This time from the District Court of…
Accessibility Defense
ADA compliance – half right is all wrong
By Richard Hunt
Two realities dominate the world of ADA compliance and defense. First, the ADA is a no-fault statute: good intentions don’t matter and innocence is no defense. Second, even when…
Accessibility Defense
Law, Regulation and Confusion in the ADA
By Richard Hunt
This week two ADA writers I follow, Marc Dubin and William Goren, looked at the problem of telling just what the ADA requires. Both concluded that in some respect the only…