Ad Law Tool Kit Show – Episode 10 – Website Accessibility
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On January 3, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced a proposed $1,000,000 settlement with accessiBe Inc. and accessiBe Ltd. accessiBe is a software provider that sells an AI-powered web accessibility tool...more
Retailers and other businesses with an online presence continue to be targets of lawsuits filed by plaintiffs asserting claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related state laws. In a nutshell, these suits...more
The DOJ’s new step-by-step guidance for state and local governments on how to comply with new regulations that mandate accessible web content is also useful for public accommodations looking to make their websites and mobile...more
La réglementation sur l’accessibilité des contenus Web qui s’appliquera aux entreprises du secteur privé exerçant des activités au Canada est toujours en cours d’élaboration. Le gouvernement fédéral a d’ailleurs récemment...more
Web accessibility regulations that apply to private-sector businesses operating in Canada continue to develop. The federal government recently announced a consultation on the web accessibility obligations that federally...more
2024 saw some interesting developments and an uptick in lawsuit filings from 2023; expect less ADA Title III enforcement and rulemaking activity from DOJ in 2025....more
On January 3, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release announcing that accessiBe Inc. and accessiBe Ltd. (collectively, accessiBe) agreed to pay $1 million to settle allegations of deceptive advertising...more
Voice search has become a fundamental part of how people find information today. With voice assistants like Siri, Google Assistant, Alexa, and Cortana integrated into everything from phones to smart devices and even cars,...more
Wait — why is my favorite employment law blog detouring into the world of website accessibility? If your business has a website, keep reading. If you read our blog regularly, you probably recall a few posts about website...more
In a careful, reasoned decision that deeply explored the meaning of “public accommodation” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held...more
The State School Aid Act, MCL 388.1618, requires all Michigan public school districts to make a number of accounting resources and documents available on the school district’s publicly accessible website for transparency...more
On September 30, 2024, Chief Judge Laura Swain of the Southern District of New York, issued a ruling that a standalone website is not a place of public accommodation under Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act...more
Redesigning your law firm’s website is a high-stakes project that will either elevate your brand or hurt your reputation. You know that a site should attract clients, rank well on Google and reflect your expertise. But did...more
Amid a notable recent uptick in website accessibility cases, both threatened and filed, against financial services companies alleging violations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and/or similar state and local...more
In a recent decision, Chief Judge Laura Swain of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that a “stand-alone website is not a place of public accommodation under Title III of the ADA.”...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent decision holding that web-only businesses cannot be sued over the accessibility of their website under the ADA is the first of its kind in the Southern District of New York and may cause...more
There are various state and federal laws that prohibit discrimination against disabled individuals. The best known of these is the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), which requires that places of public accommodation be...more
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 safeguards the rights of individuals with disabilities, ensuring they are not discriminated against in daily life. This includes prohibiting state and local governments, as...more
As in years past, the number of lawsuits filed against hotels, restaurants, and other places of public accommodation alleging that their websites violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) has continued to rise...more
What is digital accessibility? At its core, digital accessibility aims to ensure that digital products and services are accessible to all, including those who experience physical, hearing, vision, speech or physical...more
The Learned Concierge - Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries....more
On June 24, 2024, the United States Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) final rule concerning digital accessibility took effect. The rule implements Title II of the American with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and requires web and...more
The Internet is literally held together by links. When this network of chains connecting one page to another page starts to fade away, established firms feel the brunt of the loss....more
Impact of the ADA on Business and Society - The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has greatly expanded opportunities for disabled individuals, demanding significant adjustments from businesses to accommodate both physical...more
On June 24, 2024, a new DOJ rule will go into effect requiring state and local entities and their private contractors to comply with WCAG 2.1 AA digital accessibility standards for web content and mobile apps made available...more