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 post originally shared four developments in the legal space about web accessibility overlays. Three are very troubling. One gives hope for stemming the tide of quick-fix “not-solutions” that can actually make websites less usable by people with disabilities. Updates add new content to the original four developments. New to the overlay issue? I first…
Read more… Legal Update: Accessibility Overlay Edition
[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 September 4, 2020, AudioEye, Inc. sued accessiBe, Ltd for patent infringement. The lawsuit between these two very well-funded digital accessibility companies was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and reported in Justia Dockets and Filings. Read the September 4, 2020 complaint in AudioEye v. accessiBe. (An amended…
Read more… AudioEye Sues AccessiBe for Patent Infringement
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
