Recently, the governor of Kansas signed House Bill 2016 giving the Kansas Atty. Gen. all kinds of authority to jump in on lawsuits involving website accessibility, and possibly accessibility in general, if the defendant is a Kansas resident or a Kansas Corporation. I see all kinds of problems with this bill and thought it would
Air Carrier Access Act Developments
Today’s blog entry discusses a letter From Representative Spaneberger (D-VA-07), and also signed by Representatives Cohen (D-TN-09), and Titus (D-NV-01), calling out DOT for its Air Carrier Access Act enforcement and demanding more information about their enforcement processes. We also mention a companion bill introduced by Senator Duckworth (D-IL) in partnership with Senator Fischer (R-NE),
California Assembly Bill 950: One Idea for Dealing with Internet Accessibility Litigation
Before getting started on the blog entry of the week, I want to acknowledge a great loss for the disability rights community. Judy Heumann died two days ago. She was a pioneer in the disability rights movement. She also led the charge for the final Rehabilitation Act regulations, which took four years to finalize from
Laufer Headed to Supreme Court: Tester Standing under Title III
Can a single person cause a split among the US Court of Appeals all by herself? The answer in the case of Debra Laufer is absolutely. Today’s blog entry explores the published decision, here, from the Fourth Circuit on February 15, 2023 holding that Laufer has standing to pursue her case against a hotel
The Argument for Standalone Websites as a Place of Public Accommodation
Today’s blog entry is a case from the Eastern District of New York, Martinez v. Gutsy LLC, here, which makes the case for why standalone websites can be a place of public accommodation providing that site is functioning for one of the purposes laid out in 42 U.S.C. §12181(7).
Once again, a person
You Can Still be Subject to Place of Public Accommodation Rules Even if You are Not a Place of Public Accommodation
Picture of Hockey helmet, puck, and stick (brown and black colors).
As readers know, I have long been interested in the intersection of the ADA and sports. Many of my blog entries cover that topic. The very first edition of Understanding the ADA back in 2000 had a whole chapter on it. The subsequent
The Greatest Hits 2022 Edition
Today’s blog entry is my yearly wrap up of the most popular blog entries for 2022. As I always do, there are some additional blog entries that I keep in the greatest hits category due to what I believe is their significance even though they may not be the most popular. With respect to the
Just What Does Interference Actually Mean?
Before getting started on the blog entry of the week, I want to congratulate the United States Soccer Men’s National Team on a valiant effort at the World Cup. Hopefully, a harbinger of good things to come. Also, things in Georgia are a bit bonkers at the moment. UGA is a number one seed in
Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act
If you have a team in the World Series tonight, good luck. My teams, the Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, or Chicago White Sox are not in it. So, I will just be watching for fun.
Today’s blog entry is the introduction of the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act by Democratic Senator Duckworth of
Title III Standing Undoubtedly Headed to Supreme Court
Today’s blog entry come from the First Circuit, Laufer v. Acheson Hotels, LLC, here. It discusses standing and creates a split in the circuits. Undoubtedly, this issue will go before the Supreme Court. The facts of the case are pretty straightforward. What you have is a serial plaintiff and an avowed tester of Internet