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Website Accessibility
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Employer Law Report
Adding more confusion to the world of website accessibility, WCAG 2.1 has been published
As many of you know, we have been keeping up on the growing litigation involving the accessibility of websites under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in our past posts:…
Health Care and Life Sciences
Welcome WCAG 2.1 – Website Accessibility Guidelines Have Been Refreshed
Our colleague Joshua A. Stein at Epstein Becker Green has a post on the Hospitality Labor and Employment Law blog that will be of interest to our readers in the…
Workforce Bulletin
The Generally Prevailing Website Accessibility Guidelines Have Been Refreshed – It’s Time to Officially Welcome WCAG 2.1
After nearly ten years, on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, the World Wide Web Consortium (the “W3C”), the private organization focused on enhancing online user experiences, published the long awaited update…
Healthcare Workplace Update
Are You Accessible In Cyberspace?—Healthcare Is Not Immune From the Latest ADA Title III Trend
Public accommodation lawsuits under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) have been around for years, but traditionally involve physical barriers such as narrow parking spots or access…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
W3C Publishes Expanded Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
By Kristina M. Launey, Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: The World Wide Web Consortium just published an expanded version of the WCAG to add 17 more requirements to address new technologies and other digital barriers for individuals with…
Employer Law Report
Uber app decision in California highlights ongoing litigation for website and app accessibility
A California federal court refused to dismiss a case against Uber alleging that its app did not offer accessible ride options even though the plaintiffs failed to even download the…
Business and Commercial
CA Court Rules Unruh Act Requires Website to Conform to WCAG 2.0 AA, But Denies Damages for Multiple Visits to Website
By Kristina M. Launey, Minh N. Vu
On May 21, a California state court in Los Angeles held on summary judgment that the Whisper Lounge restaurant violated California’s Unruh Act by having a website that could not…
School Law
Office for Civil Rights Launches Website Accessibility Technical Assistance Initiative
By Julie C. Fay
On May 17, 2018, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the launch of a Website Accessibility Technical Assistance Initiative (the “Initiative”). As part of the Initiative,…
Consumer Protection Review
Website Accessibility and the Americans with Disabilities Act: Do Your Videos Have Closed Captioning?
By Amanda Beane, Jill L. Ripke
An increasing number of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing are challenging the absence of closed captioning as a violation of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA). Companies…
Employment & Labor
Beyond Title III: Website Accessibility Lawsuits Filed Alleging Inaccessible Online Employment Applications
By Kristina M. Launey, Myra Villamor
Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs who pursued numerous web accessibility actions under Title III of the ADA are now using website accessibility to test the limits of a different area of law…