Today is the first time I had to update an article before I posted it. The original article, which you’ll find below, is about a planned session at the Zero Project accessibility conference (#ZeroCon) in February. The session was organized by a member of the German chapter of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP).…
Read more… Overlays and Ethics: a conference panel that hurt my heart
[This is one of several articles on LFLegal celebrating the 33d anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 2023. Read the first article about accessible digital healthcare.] In the article here readers will find a media announcement issued by the American Council of the Blind (ACB) and the three nationwide credit reporting…
Read more… 2023 Accessible Credit Reports Press Release
The settlement agreement posted here builds on a strong relationship between the American Council of the Blind and the three nationwide credit reporting agencies in the United States — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. This agreement renews a commitment first made in 2008 ensuring that credit report information offered on annualcreditreport.com is available to people who…
Read more… Accessible Credit Reports 2023 Agreement
The 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) falls on Wednesday, July 26, in just about two weeks. Will that be the day that official notice of long-promised web accessibility regulations for state and local governments in the United States is finally published? The official notice, called a Notice of Proposed Rule Making…
Read more… Who is to Blame for Delay in ADA Web Access Regs? It’s not the DOJ
On December 9, 2021, the National Association of the Deaf (“NAD”) and Disability Rights Advocates (“DRA”) filed a lawsuit against SiriusXM, Stitcher, and Pandora. The companies do not provide transcripts or captions for podcasts. (Sirius purchased Stitcher in 2020 for 325 million dollars. In 2019 it acquired Pandora in a $3.5 billion all-stock transaction.) The…
Read more… Podcasts Need Transcripts: December 2021 lawsuit against SiriusXM
Last updated 03.04.21 with new resource from Joe Dolson. Original excerpt: Web accessibility overlays and widgets are Artificial Intelligence (AI) software tools that promise “ADA compliance with one line of code.” These products are the very antithesis of the Capitol Crawl and all that the ADA represents.
Read more… Honor the ADA: Avoid Web Accessibility Quick-Fix Overlays
Congratulations Discord! The popular communications tool recently announced its commitment to digital accessibility with the press release posted here. Discord worked in conjunction with the American Council of the Blind in Structured Negotiation on its accessibility initiative. Lainey Feingold and Washington, D.C. civil rights lawyer Matt Handley of Handley Farah & Anderson were the lawyers…
Read more… Discord Digital Accessibility Press Release
Welcome to 2022! This article includes a short description with links to all new and updated content on this website since December 20, 2021. Gratitude to the wonderful Natalie MacLees of Digita11y, a web development and accessibility firm, who has upgraded the backend of my site to make the process of updating articles easier for…
Read more… New Year, New Digital Accessibility Content on LFLegal
