2016 legal update on digital accessibility cases
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2016 Legal Update on Digital Accessibility Cases
Lainey FeingoldDisability Rights LawyerLFLegal@lflegal
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Lily Bond (Moderator)3Play MediaDirector of [email protected]
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Digital Accessibility Legal Update
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This is the Fine Print
Only recent developmentsGeneral informationNot legal advice
THEMES
Theme 1: Law is kept…..
Theme 2: A11Y is….
A civil right
US Department
of Justice
Champion
Why?DOJ says ADA covers webDOJ investigates web barriersDOJ goes to court for web #a11y
Regulations (DOJ)
State & LocalGovernment
WebsitesComments due October 7http://bit.ly/LFwebcomment
“the Department has taken the position that title II covers Internet
Web site access.”
“the Department believes that Level AA conformance is the most
appropriate standard.”
Bookmark This!
http://www.ada.gov/access-technology/
So do ADA Web Regs Matter? – Yes (and No)
No more excusesHeighten profileEliminate lawyers!
Regulations (other)
Private Advocacy
Right to Healthcare Info
Rite Aid | HumanaKaiser | SutterHHS | Medicare ….and
Right to Healthcare Info
New ACA regsMA Healthcare Kiosk settlement
Right to Financial Info
Mortgage InformationSF Credit Union + VendorBank Websites / demand letters
Right to WorkReyazuddin TrialGSA Vendor Site
Right to LearnDept of Education settlementsHarvard / MIT Captioning caseNJ Community CollegeDOJ UC Berkeley investigationLaw suit against Bar Prep course
Right to ReadScribdNFB / Amazon partnership
Right to Government
Services
9-1-1 servicesNYC web access lawOnline gov’t job applications
Right to Restaurant Info
Denny’s Structured NegotiationSweetgreen’s Lawsuit
Right to Entertainment Info
Netflix Audio Description
Right to Transportation
Information
Houston METROSuit on behalf of deaf/blind ridersAustin Ride-sharing suits
Right to VoteMarylandOhioCalifornia countiesNew York
Making Access Stick
Agreements require. . .
Web and MobileWCAG 2.0 AAWeb Accessibility CoordinatorIndependent consultantTrain all staff
Add to performance evaluationsPost a policyHomepage AIPUse a testing toolUsability Testing
New Players
Pending LawsuitsNBA | Outback SteakhouseUgg Boots | Brooks BrothersMazzio’s | BMI/BND Travelware Hard Rock Café…..
Questions??
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Presenters
Lainey FeingoldLFLegal@lflegal
Lily Bond (Moderator)3Play [email protected]
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Upcoming Webinars: Oct 12: National Research Results – How Colleges
Nationwide Are Handling Captioning
Oct 20: The ADA’s Application to Modern Technology
Nov 3: Copyright Made Simple for Digital Educators
Nov 30: Research Results – How & Why Student Sub-Groups Are Using Captioning
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