Topic
Website Accessibility
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Understanding the ADA
In the Middle District of Florida, Curiosity isn’t Enough to get by a Motion to Dismiss When it Comes to Website Accessibility
Yesterday, I celebrated my birthday. It turns out that both my wife and my daughter had the day off. So, I got some time with the family and some alone…
Housing Plus
DOJ Takes Flexible Position on Website Accessibility Requirements
Most websites for housing providers and other businesses should be accessible to individuals with disabilities. But how is this enforced? On September 25, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice issued…
South Florida Trial Practice
ADA Website Cases Continue to Befuddle Businesses
Gil v. Winn Dixie Appeal Here is the Southern District of Florida, this past year has been filled with a monumental increase in Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") Title III…
Business and Commercial
DOJ’s Office of Legislative Affairs Clarifies Current Position on Website Accessibility
Our colleague Joshua A. Stein at Epstein Becker Green has a post on the Retail Labor and Employment Law blog that will be of interest to our readers in the…
Technology and AI
Florida Court Dismisses Website Accessibility Case, Clarifying “Nexus” Requirement For Stating A Claim Under The ADA
By John W. Egan, Marlin Duro-Martinez
Seyfarth Synopsis: Florida court rules that plaintiff must allege more than being unable to learn about a brick-and-mortar business to state a claim that an allegedly inaccessible website violates the…
Workforce Bulletin
DOJ Finally Chimes In On State of the Website Accessibility Legal Landscape – But Did Anything Really Change?
As those of you who have followed my thoughts on the state of the website accessibility legal landscape over the years are well aware, businesses in all industries continue to…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
DOJ Says Failure to Comply With Web Accessibility Guidelines is Not Necessarily a Violation of the ADA
By Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: DOJ’s response to members of Congress about the explosion in website accessibility lawsuits contains some helpful guidance for public accommodations fighting these claims. As we reported in June,…
HR Defense
If You Thought Website Accessibility Was Only for Your Customers—Think Again
Just how inclusive is your workplace? Do you use online applications? If visually impaired applicants cannot access your online application, chances are that your workplace fails to include these individuals.…
Technology and AI
Defendants Fighting Website Accessibility Cases Face An Uphill Battle In 2018
By Julia N. Sarnoff, Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs secure a second judgment in a federal website accessibility lawsuit while most of the others successfully fended off motions to dismiss. 2018 has been a bad year…
Fair Housing Defense
Concerned About A Website Accessibility Lawsuit? You Should Be.
Like many other industries, I have recently seen an increase in another type of lawsuit against professional apartment ownership/management: complaints asserting that a company website is not accessible to those…