Posted on July 30, 2018 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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Many are unaware that the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) applies to websites as well as physical facilities. A review of court dockets around the country shows that plaintiffs are filing an increasing number of lawsuits against companies alleging that their websites are not “accessible” to individuals with disabilities as required by the ADA. In […]
Posted on April 4, 2016 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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In a recent blog, I wrote about the potential of litigation requiring a business to make its website ADA accessible. I noted that it is still not clear what a business may be required to do under this legal argument. A recent court decision in California has not clarified what a business may be required […]
Posted on February 8, 2016 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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Does your company’s public business website create liability under the ADA? The short, lawyerly, answer is—“it depends.” Plaintiffs’ lawyers across the country are seizing upon Title III of the ADA [Places of Public Accommodation] as a basis for making threatening demands and filing lawsuits based on the claim that publicly-accessible business websites do not provide […]