accessibility

Legal Update: Accessibility Overlay Edition

November 3, 2021Updated on December 7, 2023

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…

Great outcome in California Whistleblower’s Inaccessible Website Fraud Lawsuit

July 21, 2019Updated on December 4, 2023

[November 15, 2019 post update: The company that delivered the inaccessible 66 million dollar website (described in this post) to the State of California tried to get the case thrown out of court. The judge has now said no.] Read more…

Public Comment Sought on Proposed New “Access to Video Conferencing” Rule Published by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

August 7, 2023

On August 7, 2023, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officially published a proposed rule designed to improve the accessibility of video conferencing and video conferencing platforms for people with disabilities. The FCC is seeking public comment on the proposed Access to Video Conferencing rule. Comments can be submitted until September 6, 2023. The… Read more…

2023 Accessible Credit Reports Press Release

July 24, 2023

[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…

Accessible Credit Reports 2023 Agreement

July 24, 2023

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…

Legal Update: U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorneys Offices, Championing Digital Access

October 10, 2021Updated on August 8, 2022

During the previous United States presidential administration some very committed disability rights lawyers hunkered down in the Department of Justice (DOJ). They did what they could to protect the Americans with Disabilities Act during that challenging time. But there were very few proactive developments in the digital accessibility space. Today things are different! Recent developments show that the DOJ is once again a champion of disability rights generally and digital accessibility specifically, Read more…

Digital Accessibility Legal Update (Summer 2015)

August 10, 2015Updated on August 7, 2022

This post is part of an occasional series about recent legal developments impacting technology and information access for people with disabilities. This post covers activity from March 12, 2015 through August 10, 2015. You can find earlier Updates in the Legal Updates Category of this website. The series is illustrated by a toolbox — because law has proven an effective tool to improve the accessibility and usability of digital content, print information and technology for everyone. There are many ways to use the law, reflected by the many tools in the toolbox and by the updates reported in this post. Read more…

Digital Accessibility Legal Updates on LFLegal (May 1 – July 10, 2022)

July 10, 2022Updated on July 13, 2022

Below you will find new and updated articles about the digital accessibility legal landscape posted on this website since May 1, 2022. This is a time (like many) when I’m holding two conflicting realities. First, the law continues to recognize the right of disabled people to participate in the digital world (law = good). At… Read more…