Topic
Accessibility
268 published works
Inside Global Tech
European Accessibility Act: June 2025 deadline has arrived
On 28 June 2025, the European Accessibility Act (“EAA”)—a 2019 directive—will begin applying to covered products and services. The EAA imposes various obligations on technology and online service providers among…
Banking, Finance and Securities
AFM’s expectations on the implementation of the European Accessibility Act
By Nikolai de Koning, Ademir Šehomerović
On 24 April 2025, the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten, the AFM) published a news update concerning the European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882, the EAA),…
Technology Law Dispatch
New Market Surveillance Authority for Accessibility in Germany
By Johannes Berchtold, Hannah von Wickede
The State Chancellery and the Ministry of Culture of Saxony-Anhalt have announced the establishment of the "Market Surveillance Authority of the States for the Accessibility of Products and Services" (MLBF).…
Israel Global Gateway
The German Accessibility Act
By Yael Bailey
The German Accessibility Act (Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSG))implements Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of theCouncil on accessibility requirements for products and services amending otherlaws (European Accessibility Act (EAA)) into…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
New Rules Require All Mobile Phones to be Hearing Aid Compatible
The FCC has adopted new rules requiring that all mobile handsets, such as smartphones, must be compatible with hearing aids. The new rules also: (1) establish a Bluetooth coupling requirement;…
Law Times News
Lenczner Slaght’s Susannah Alleyne talks new inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility role
Alleyne says her IDEA work with Alberta's legal regulator prepared her for the newly-created position
Accessibility Defense
Mootness – the Kraken of ADA defenses
By Richard Hunt
For ADA Title III cases mootness devours or destroys, or choose your word the claims of the plaintiff because under Title III the only relief available to the plaintiff is…
Administrative and Regulatory
U.S. Access Board Issues Proposed Rule for Accessible Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
By Minh N. Vu and John W. Egan Seyfarth synopsis: Public accommodations planning to add EV charging stations to their properties should take note of these proposed guidelines and file…
IAALS Blog
Access to Justice Means Access for All Abilities
July is Disability Pride Month, a reminder of the importance of ensuring that our justice system is inclusive and accessible to all, regardless of ability.Too many Americans have limited access…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
CGB Seeks Comment on Tentative Findings for CVAA Biennial Report
The FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) is seeking comment on its tentative findings on the accessibility and usability of telecommunications and advanced communications services (ACS) and equipment in…