Miniature horse
yes to non-federal governmental entities; yes to places of public accommodations; but not on planes.
Previously, the Department of Transportation
Animals on Planes: DOT Final Rule
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 going into the season are one of the top three to go to the World Series. The Atlanta Braves are not going to be so
Regulatory Developments
I know I said that I would not be blogging until after the new year started. However, my wife and daughter are hanging out with lunch and a trip to Bed Bath & Beyond. Since we are Jewish, one could ask why we would be making a trip to Bed Bath & Beyond two days
2017 Understanding the ADA Greatest Hits
It is time for the top 10 plus three of 2017. For the most part, the greatest hits, but not of all of their order of popularity stayed the same from 2016 to 2017, except for one entry (negligence per se dropped out of the top 10 and was replaced by the history of ADA
Countering Defenses to Website Accessibility Motion to Dismiss
I know I promised that I would not have a blog this week. However, with the bat mitzvah a week from today, I am going out of my mind. Believe it or not, blogging relaxes me. Also, my wife and daughter are out shopping for the bat mitzvah leaving me alone with my miniature poodle.
Architectural Accessibility Issues
Next week is the week before my daughter’s bat mitzvah. Accordingly, I think I’m going to take that week off. This week’s blog entry comes to me courtesy of my friend Stephen Meyer, a certified Texas accessibility specialist (a certified person in Texas that assesses facilities for compliance with accessibility guidelines and regulations). The case,
Website Accessibility Case Goes to Verdict and it is Not in Favor of Defendant
Many blog sites, such as this one which appears in my blogroll, are reporting on a website accessibility case that went to verdict and found in favor of the plaintiff. The case is Gill v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 90204 (S.D. Fla. June 13, 2017). As is usual, the case is
Defenses to Serial Website Litigation
My colleague, Richard Hunt, recently blogged on the issue of website accessibility here and here. I want to focus and provide another perspective on his blog entry discussing Robles v. Dominos Pizza LLC 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53133 (C.D. Cal. March 20, 2017), and Gomez v. Bang and Olufsen America, Inc., 2017 U.S.
Cowpet Revisited: Survival of Claims and Interference Claims Under the FHA/ADA
Back in January 2015, you will find this blog entry talking about the survivability of ADA claims and Fair Housing Act (FHA) claims. That case was appealed, and the Third Circuit issued a precedential (published), decision on March 31, 2017. So, here goes. As is usual, the blog is divided into categories and they are:
This is Outrageous! April Fools:-)
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This is just outrageous!* People shouldn’t say these things, such as:**
- “I’m not going to change anything with respect to IEP’s. After all, appropriate progress means anything you want it to mean.”
- “Since I don’t want your money, I can do what I want.”
- “A cool website is more important than an accessible website.