Topic
Accessibility
268 published works
Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada
AODA for Employers Part 1: Customer Service Standards
By Lisa Stam
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act ("AODA") has been around since 2005, but the specific obligations for employers do not start to kick in until 2012. This is the…
CommLawBlog
Reins Tightened on iTRS Providers
The Commission has adopted several changes to the rules governing Internet Telecommunications Relay Services (iTRS).
Fair Housing Defense
Requirements for “New” Buildings — With First Occupancy After March 13, 1991
We have seen these requirements before over the years, but a question today brought them up again. The law contains provisions that buildings ready for first occupancy after March 13,…
Cruise Law News
Celebrity Cruises Provides Perfect Cruise for Visually Impaired Guest
By Jim Walker
"Why don't you write something positive for a change?" is the number one criticism I hear from readers of Cruise Law News. Few people contact a maritime lawyer when they experience…
Employment Law Watch
Revised ADA Regulations to Take Effect March 15, 2011 in the United States
By Joel S. Barras, Michael D. Jones
On March 15, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice’s amended Final Rule substantially revising and expanding the regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act will become effective. Compliance, however, is not…
New Media and Technology Law Blog
Congress, Federal Agencies, Take Action on Technology Accessibility
Both Congress and the two federal agencies have recently taken action aimed at making technological advances accessible to individuals with hearing and visual limitations. These initiatives coincide with the twentieth…
Land Use Prof Blog
Iowa Clinical Law on Accessibility and Universal Design in Affordable Housing
The University of Iowa Clinical Law Program has The Washignton Court Housing Survey: A Study of Accessibility and Universal Design in Affordable Housing--Executive Summary, published in the Journal of Affordable Housing…
Fair Housing Defense
HUD Charges an Architect and a Developer With Failure to Build Apartments Accessible to Persons With Disabilities
It happens more and more all the time. Just last month, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) charged a Chicago developer and architect with housing discrimination for designing and…
Elder Law Prof Blog
DOJ sends letters to colleges regarding ADA and e-readers
Excerpt:We write to express concern on the part of the Department of Justice and the Department of Education that colleges and universities are using electronic book readers that are not…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
San Antonio Riverwalk Becomes Fully Accessible
The City of San Antonio is spending $3 million to make the Riverwalk accessible to wheel chairs. Title II of the ADA requires that public places be accessible to persons…