Previously, I have blogged on the inaccessibility of kiosks. Both of those blog entries, here and here, discussed whether the kiosk was a place of public accommodation. The case of the day, Vargas v. Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories, here, is a bit different. In this case, you have a place that operates to
Health and Human Services Updated §504 Proposed Regulations
Before getting started on the blog entry for the day, I do want to take this opportunity to wish those who celebrated the Jewish new year, a happy new year.
I spent last Friday reading the proposed §504 regulations, which runs a little over three hundred pages, put out by the U.S. Department of
PWFA and Video Conferencing Proposed Rules
Today’s blog entry is a twofer with respect to proposed rules that have come down from two different agencies in the last week. The first is the proposed rule for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The second is the proposed rule from the FCC concerning accessibility of videoconferencing platforms. The blog entry is divided into
DOJ Proposed Rule on Accessibility of Internet Sites and Mobile Apps Used by Title II Entities
Last week, DOJ came out with a proposed rule for title II entities with respect to mobile apps and their Internet sites, here. Certainly big news, so we are going to talk about it. As usual, the blog entry is divided into categories and they are: purpose of proposed rule, need for the rule,
Happy Birthday ADA and a Very Short Triple Play
I wanted to get up a blog entry today because it is the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Happy birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A short blog entry for today. It is possible I might have another blog entry this week that would be more detailed on
Kansas HB 2016
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