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Website Accessibility
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Labor & Employment Law Blog
The Department of Justice Issues “Web Accessibility Guidance”
On March 18, 2022, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued “Web Accessibility Guidance” for state and local governments and public accommodations under Titles II and III of the Americans with…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
Eleventh Circuit Panel Splits Three Ways on Article III Standing to Challenge Supposedly Inaccessible Hotel Website Under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act
In Laufer v. Arpan LLC, No.20-14846 (11th Cir. Mar. 29, 2022), the Eleventh Circuit issues a court opinion and three concurring opinions – 68 total pages – holding that a…
Consumer Protection Review
Eleventh Circuit Denies Rehearing in ADA Website Accessibility Case
By Amanda Beane, Nathan Kosnoff, Perkins Coie
Key updates: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has declined to reconsider its decision to vacate the trial court’s judgment in Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., ending…
HR Law Watch
DOJ’s Guidance Confirms Businesses Open to the Public Must Make Web Content Accessible
By Michelle M. McGeogh, Maraya Pratt
The historical uncertainty regarding whether businesses must have websites and mobile applications that are accessible to persons with disabilities has been, in part, the result of the absence of regulatory…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
DOJ Issues Website Accessibility Guidance—Key Questions Remain Unanswered
Almost twelve years after it first proposed to issue website accessibility regulations, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on March 18, 2022, published “Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADA.”…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Justice Department Breaks its Silence Regarding Website Accessibility
By Joseph J. Lynett, Jennifer Rusie, Mendy Halberstam, Joseph DiPalma
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADA (the “Guidance”) regarding website accessibility under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“Title III”). The…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Federal Website Accessibility Lawsuits Increased in 2021 Despite Mid-Year Pandemic Lull
By Kristina M. Launey & Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: ADA Title III website accessibility lawsuits filed in federal courts in 2021 jumped 14% over 2020, besting the 12% 2020 increase aided by a…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
The DOJ’s New Guidance Says Website Accessibility is an Enforcement Priority but Provides No New Legal Insights
By Minh N. Vu Seyfarth synopsis: The DOJ issued a new guidance on website accessibility that contains basic information about the ADA’s requirements for lay people but no new information…
Understanding the ADA
DOJ’s Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADA
Today’s blog entry last week’s guidance issued by the DOJ on web accessibility and the ADA. That guidance can be found here. This blog entry does have categories but not…
Accessibility Defense
DOJ Guidance on Website Accessibility and the ADA – it could be worse
By Richard Hunt
On March 18 the Department of Justice published its Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADA. Anything that helps businesses understand their ADA obligations is helpful, but the fact that…