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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.
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I was glad to learn that a lawsuit was filed in federal court challenging two Executive Orders published shortly after trump became president. These sweeping (and unlawful) executive orders attack diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) from many angles. I was also glad to see that the first line of the introduction to the legal…
Read more… Lawsuit filed to Block trump DEIA Executive Orders "In the United States," says the legal complaint, "there is no king."
The deadline for state and local governments in the United States to meet the 2024 rule about web and mobile accessibility are coming up in 2026 and 2027, depending on the size of the government agency. I illustrated this article with an image of an hour glass to represent the idea that time is running…
Read more… Web Accessibility Lawsuit Moves Forward Against the State of Louisiana Judge refuses to throw case out of court just because deadlines for Title II technical standards are in the future.
February 13, 2025 brought welcome news in the ongoing resistance to the federal executive orders attacking diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. The Multi-State Guidance Concerning Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Employment Initiatives is a breath of fresh air (like the flower breaking through pavement illustrating this article) in the face of illegal and unjust pronouncements…
Read more… Top Lawyers in 16 States Push Back on anti-DEIA Executive Orders "Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility best practices are not illegal"
On September 21, 2022 the United States Access Board, a federal government agency, issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ANPRM) about kiosks. The Notice is about the details for making self-service kiosks (alternatively referred to as self-service transaction machines (SSTMs)) independently usable by people with disabilities. The image accompanying this article is an…
Read more… New regulations for kiosks and self-service transaction machines? We’ve been here before.
As many of us know by now, thousands of federal government web pages have been taken offline by the trump administration. The New York Times reported on February 2 that “more than 8,000 web pages” had been taken down over a 3 day period. According to the Times these included pages about “vaccines, veterans’ care,…
Read more… LFLegal Plan for Web Pages Deleted and Links Broken by the trump Administration
Below I share a blog post written by Eve Hill, one of the best disability rights lawyers and digital accessibility legal specialists in the United States. (More about Eve at the end of this article.) Eve shares her thoughts about one of last week’s most distressing Executive Orders. The one designed to cruelly crush any…
Read more… The Effect of Donald Trump’s DEI Executive Order on Accessibility Guest article by civil rights and accessibility lawyer Eve Hill
The first week of the new republican administration was frightening and disorienting for all of us who believe in civil and human rights, justice, equality, fairness and more. This guest article is written by Eve Hill, a disability rights and digital accessibility lawyer, about actions taken on day one that impact Section 508 and federal government accessibility.
Read more… Federal Digital Accessibility Disappearance on Trump Day One Guest article by civil rights and accessibility lawyer Eve Hill
Hope, Joy, and a Joy PlanThe LFLegal Digital Accessibility Joy PlanDigital accessibility elements of my #JoyPlanPersonal elements of my #JoyPlanProfessor Desmond Patton’s post on designing a Joy Plan Hope, Joy, and a Joy Plan Ever since the disastrous 2024 US presidential election I’ve been thinking about hope and joy. But not the happy, smiling, confident,…
Read more… The 2025 LFLegal Digital Accessibility Joy Plan With thanks to Professor Desmond Patton and his "Journey to Joy" class
This post sets forth the settlement agreement between Charles Schwab and four of its blind customers/clients about the accessibility of Schwab digital properties. The financial giant’s digital properties are defined in the agreement as “schwab.com and Schwab Mobile as well as Thinkorswim web and potential future Schwab web-based and mobile apps used by its retail…
Read more… Charles Schwab 2024 Web and Mobile Accessibility Settlement Agreement Schwab will use WCAG 2.2 AA as its digital accessibility standard
Project 2025 is a blueprint for a conservative overhaul of the United States government. It offers a frightening, dystopian vision of an America where people are deprived of rights, benefits, and values we have grown accustomed to. And it’s on track to become a reality if Donald Trump is elected president in November. I am…
Read more… Project 2025 and the Threat to Disabled People Disability Rights, Digital Accessibility, and Much More at Stake if Trump is elected
