By Minh Vu and Michael Fleischer
Although we are not Canadian lawyers, we are reporting on this issue because it is an important development that affects many of our clients and their website compliance efforts in the United States.
As we previously reported, the United States Department of Justice continues to work on its proposed website accessibility regulations for
Continue Reading Does Your Company Do Business in Ontario? New Ontarian Website Accessibility Regulations May Apply To You.
By Minh N. Vu
Last week, the Department of Transportation (DOT) issued final regulations that govern the websites and automated kiosks of U.S. and foreign air carriers. The regulations have not yet been officially published in the Federal Register but we wanted to get the news (and the regulations) to you as soon as possible. We will post more meaningful
Continue Reading Department of Transportation Issues Final Rule Requiring Airline Websites and Self-Service Kiosks to be Accessible
By Minh. N. Vu
If you thought that Title III of the ADA was intended to protect people with disabilities who might want to do business with you – as opposed to those people who visit your business for the sole purpose of filing a lawsuit –– think again. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit last week
Continue Reading Eleventh Circuit Holds that Testers Who Have No Intent to do Business at a Place of Public Accommodation Can File ADA Title III Lawsuits.
By: Mary Kay Klimesh
On November 7, 2013, from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. (ET), the U.S. Access Board will hold a webinar addressing accessible surfaces for playgrounds. The Access Board has developed accessibility guidelines (available at http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/recreation-facilities/guides) for newly constructed and altered play areas. During this webinar, Access Board staff and a representative from the National Center on Accessibility
Continue Reading U.S. Access Board to Hold Webinar on Accessible Playground Surfaces