Topic
Accessibility
268 published works
Understanding the ADA
ADA Audit: Disaster Planning Version
Consider whether you would want to be involved in the following: a six-day bench trial; 35 witnesses, including city officials, experts, and persons with disabilities; 25,000 pages of documentary exhibits;…
Ad Law Access
Will Your Website Soon Be Required to be ADA-Accessible?
The Department of Justice will soon address the applicability of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) to private retailers offering goods and services to the public online. The ADA generally…
Technology and AI
Alert: A New Website/Mobile App Called AXS Map Allows People to Review Your Business' Accessibility to Customers with Disabilities
By Minh N. Vu Similar to Trip Advisor and Yelp, AXS Map is a new customer review website/mobile app that allows people to review businesses on their accessibility to people with…
CommLaw Monitor
Disabled Access Complaints Against Equipment Manufacturers and Providers of Advanced Communications Services Can Begin as Soon as the FCC Re-Opens
By Kelley Drye
As of October 8, 2013, all advanced communication products and services offered in interstate commerce must be compliant (including products and services previously offered) with the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC’s”)…
CommLawBlog
Reminder: Video Emergency Info MUST be Accessible to Hearing- and Vision-Impaired Viewers
The Commission has issued its annual public notice reminding video distributors EVERYWHERE of their obligation to make all emergency information accessible to people with vision and hearing impairments.
Understanding the ADA
Negligence/negligence per se and title III of the ADA: Opportunity for personal injury attorneys to expand their practice
A mobility impaired person uses a motel. It turns out that motel does not meet the ADA guidelines for architectural accessibility. As a result, a person suffers personal injuries as…
CommLaw Monitor
FCC Requires Mobile Phone Manufacturers and Service Providers to Make Internet Browsers Accessible to the Blind and Visually Impaired by October 2013
By Kelley Drye
In the latest of its orders to implement the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (“CVAA”), the FCC released a Second Report and Order addressing the accessibility…
Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
Contractors: Is Your Company’s Web Site Accessible to Individuals With Disabilities? (OFCCP Thinks It Should Be)
In December, 2011, the Office of Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) caused much consternation among the federal contracting community by publishing proposed changes to the affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of…
Inside Global Tech
March 30, 2013, Deadline Nears for Online Captioning of Live and Near-Live Programming
Under the Internet closed captioning requirements established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), after certain triggering deadlines, video programming shown on television with captions in the United States and distributed…
FCC Law Blog
FCC Reminds Advanced Communications Services Providers and Equipment Manufacturers of CVAA Recordkeeping Obligations and Compliance Certification
Recently, the FCC issued a Public Notice reminding the providers and equipment manufacturers of advanced communications services (ACS) of their obligation to maintain records evidencing their efforts to comply with…