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Website Accessibility
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The Labor Dish
Does YOUR Website Have to be Accessible Under the Americans with Disabilities Act?
By DLA Labor Dish Editorial Board
Is the internet a place of public accommodation: a virtual town hall or a virtual shopping mall or a virtual movie theater? Courts still struggle with that. Physicalist courts say…
Ad Law Access
DOJ Continues Aggressive Enforcement Relating to Website and App Accessibility Under ADA
The DOJ recently announced a settlement to remedy allegations that the website, www.peapod.com, and corresponding mobile app are inaccessible to those with disabilities in violation of Title III of the…
Technology and AI
Justice Department Enters Into Another Website Accessibility Agreement
By Minh N. Vu and Paul H. Kehoe The Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday announced a settlement [here and here] with Peapod, the country’s leading internet grocery retailer and delivery…
Accessibility Defense
ADA and the Internet – you need a nerd, not a lawyer.
By Richard Hunt
I was surprised last month to see a major national law firm suggest, in its ADA blog, that internet businesses are legally required by the ADA to create accessible websites, and…
Technology and AI
California Accessibility Update
Review of Disabled Persons Act Applicability to Websites Withdrawn; California Agency Issues Guidance on CASp Benefits; and Novel New Serial Lawsuits Filed Against Car Dealerships By Kristina Launey As we’ve discussed…
Technology and AI
2014 May Be a Banner Year for ADA Title III Lawsuit Filings
By Minh Vu, Kristina Launey, and Susan Ryan If you had a suspicion that the Title III plaintiffs have been far more active in recent years, you were right. Our…
Technology and AI
Businesses Nationwide Hit By Wave of Lawsuits Alleging Inaccessible Websites
By Minh N. Vu and Kristina M. Launey Although “drive-by” ADA Title III lawsuits alleging physically inaccessible public accommodations facilities will continue to be a mainstay for the plaintiff’s bar,…
Technology and AI
Ebay Announces Web Accessibility Partnership with the National Federation of the Blind
By Kristina Launey Ebay has announced that it has teamed with The National Federation of the Blind in a “Web 2 Sustainable Accessibility Partnership Agreement”, aimed to “enhance the accessibility of…
Law and the Workplace
eBay and National Federation of the Blind Pair Up for Web Accessibility Initiative
By Allan Weitzman, Joshua Stein
Online marketplace eBay and the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) recently announced a partnership aimed to enhance the accessibility of eBay’s website and mobile applications. This “Web 2.0 Sustainable…
Socially Aware Blog
Websites Hit With Demand Letters on Accessibility Issues Despite Courts’ Rejection of Claim
In recent weeks, numerous businesses have received letters asserting that their websites are not accessible to persons with disabilities, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and California’s Unruh…