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This page has short summaries of every article posted on Lainey Feingold's website with links to the full articles. Visit the Topics Page for all 300 plus articles on this website organized into 38 topics including Structured Negotiation and digital accessibility.
The articles here are in chronological order, arranged by the date of publication or the date of the most recent Update when an article has been updated. Most recent articles and updated articles appear first on this list.
When an Article is updated there is a link to the Updates right below the the summary of the page.
Congratulations Weight Watchers! Posted here is a press release announcing Weight Watcher’s commitment to digital accessibility for its members and subscribers who are blind and visually impaired. Weight Watchers will use the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA as the standard for its online and mobile application content, and will be providing print material in accessible formats for persons with visual impairments who cannot read standard print. Weight Watchers worked on this initiative in Structured Negotiations with the American Council of the Blind and individual blind Weight Watchers members. They were represented by the Law Office of Lainey Feingold and Linda Dardarian of the Oakland, California civil rights firm Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian & Ho.
Read more… Weight Watchers Announces Comprehensive Accessibility Initiative
If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area on the evening of Saturday, October 12 you are in for a treat. That night at 7:00 pm, two venerable San Francisco disability institutions will be hosting the Superfest International Disability Film Festival. It promises to be a great event for film buffs, disability activists and pretty much anyone who is ready for a fun evening of stereotype-busting. The Law Office of Lainey Feingold is proud to be a community sponsor of this important cultural evening.
Read more… SuperFest 2013: Disability Stereotypes in Movie History
On November 5, 2013 the United States Department of Transportation issued regulations governing the accessibility for people with disabilities to websites and kiosks of domestic and foreign airlines that sell air travel to U.S. consumers. While there are positive aspects of the new regulations, the government missed an enormous opportunity to advance and protect the rights of travelers with disabilities.
Read more… It’s Hard to be Optimistic About the New DOT Web and Kiosks Regulations
This website now has an easy way for readers to share content on Twitter. “So what?” you’re wondering – millions of websites let readers share to Twitter; the little Twitter bird is everywhere. But you won’t find the bird on my new button. And while most people get their share buttons from cold code generated on the tech giant’s site, my Twitter share link is here because of the generosity, technical know-how, and commitment of the WordPress and Twitter accessibility community.
Read more… Building a Better Twitter Button: A Story of Community
Congratulations WellPoint on entering into the precedent-setting agreement posted here. The agreement will increase the accessibility and usability of WellPoint websites, mobile applications and print materials for people who are blind and visually impaired. This agreement was negotiated using Structured Negotiations.
Read more… WellPoint Accessible Information Agreement
The New York Times recently reported that the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is urging credit card companies to give customers free copies of their credit scores. Credit reports have been free to U.S. Citizens since 2008. Scores should be available too. When they are, they need to be accessible to people who are blind and visually impaired. The CFPB should make it a requirement.
Read more… Free Credit Scores? Make Sure They’re Accessible
The press release posted here announces that CVS.com is now offering ScripTalk talking prescription labels to pharmacy customers with visual impairments. This announcement is the result of Structured Negotiations between CVS, the American Council of the Blind, the California Council of the Blind and the American Foundation for the Blind. The organizations were represented by Lainey Feingold and Linda Dardarian of the Oakland California civil rights firm Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian & Ho.
Read more… CVS Online Pharmacy Now Offers Talking Prescription Containers
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) presents a good opportunity for gratitude. We have a long way to go towards full digital inclusion, but there’s a lot to be grateful for. Here’s my list.
Read more… GAAD Gratitude
Twelve years after the first Talking ATM was installed in the United States, accessible banking technology continues to spread across the globe. This month the Reserve Bank of India urged all financial institutions in the country to make sure all new ATMs are Talking.
Read more… More Talking ATMs Expected Across India
Surprise Surprise. The United States Department of Justice has announced another delay in its long awaited web accessibility regulations. Does it matter? Even though it can’t seem to issue web accessibility regulations, the United States Department of Justice has recently been a forceful advocate for web accessibility. The Department has been crystal clear that the ADA requires websites to be accessible.
Read more… More Delay for DOJ Web Regs – Does it Matter?
