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
Applicability of ADA’s Title II Primary Consideration Rule for Effective Communication to title III of the ADA, the ACA, and to §504
Before getting started on the blog entry of the week, I want to wish the members of the Jewish faith celebrating Yom Kippur this week a pleasant fast if you are fasting’s as well as a pleasant end to the 10 days of reflection.
Also, I wanted to report that my case against LawPracticeCLE
Is Assessing Physicians for Cognitive Impairment Kosher?
I was really busy this week on a pressing client matter. So, the blog entry for the week is a bit late, which occasionally does happen. This week’s blog entry is a response to a push by those very much leading the professional recovery program efforts to expand those efforts to include cognitive screening for
Animals on Planes: DOT Final Rule
Miniature horse
yes to non-federal governmental entities; yes to places of public accommodations; but not on planes.
Previously, the Department of Transportation came out
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