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Website Accessibility
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Understanding the ADA
To Buy or Not: The Amicus Brief in Robles and Winn-Dixie
Hope everyone had or is having a happy holiday. Also, baseball season is underway. The Chicago White Sox are up-and-coming, but their time may not be yet. The Chicago Cubs…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
Is Your Online Job Application Accessible To The Visually Impaired? The Newest Website Accessibility Claims
By Gregory Hurley, Michael Chilleen, Bradley Leimkuhler
In recent years, businesses have been inundated with a wave of serial litigation wherein private plaintiffs have argued that websites that are insufficiently compatible with screen reading software are in…
Employment Law
Trending: Website Accessibility Lawsuits Under the ADA
Since the Americans with Disabilities Act--often referred to as the ADA—was passed by Congress in 1990, lawsuits under the Act have been quite common. These lawsuits, until recently, have focused…
donuts.lexblog
How We do Accessibility: A Case Study
Accessibility, also known as "a11y", refers to how well a website functions for people with disabilities. Common examples of disabilities in this space include visual conditions like color-blindness, vestibular conditions…
Technology and AI
ADA Title III Lawsuits Increase by 16% in 2017 Due Largely to Website Access Lawsuits; Physical Accessibility Legislative Reform Efforts Continue
By Kristina M. Launey, Minh N. Vu, & Susan Ryan Seyfarth Synopsis: The number of federal ADA Title III lawsuits continue to surge in 2017, fueled largely by website accessibility…
Understanding the ADA
Internet as a Place of Public Accommodation and Standing
As I have mentioned previously, I am not afraid to blog on cases blogged on by others. Today, is such a situation. Richard Hunt in his Access Defense blog, which…
All About Advertising Law
Does Your Company Website Comply With Title III of the ADA?
By Douglas B. Mishkin, Karel Mazanec, Venable LLP
Is your website covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act? The short answer is: possibly. This area of the law continues to evolve, with differences from jurisdiction to jurisdiction based…
HR Defense
Website Accessibility Cases Proceed Despite Absence of Regulations
Recent trends indicate that 'tis always the season for web accessibility litigation, so with the new year, you should take a new look at your website. Businesses around the country,…
Technology Law Source
ADA Website filings show no sign of slowing down
Regardless of industry, website accessibility has become an area of focus for ADA litigation. My colleague, Jamie LaPlante, was recently interviewed by the Bristol Herald Courier regarding a filing against…
Administrative and Regulatory
DOJ Nixes All Pending ADA Rulemakings, Including Website Access Rules
By: Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: The Justice Department withdraws pending rulemakings for accessible websites, furniture and non-fixed equipment. The current Department of Justice’s (DOJ) regulatory approach to Title III…