Most Websites Are Not ADA Compliant: Is Yours One Of Them?

113 Pages·2016·6.43 MB·English

Most Websites Are Not ADA
Compliant: Is Yours One Of Them?
Table of Contents

• Webinar PowerPoint Presentation
• Faculty Bios
• Accessible Technology Enforcement by the United States Department of Justice – Provided by
Amanda Maisels
• Materials for ABA Webinar: Accessibility of Websites: (and Other Technology) Under the ADA
and Other Laws – Provided by Gregory P. Care
• Making Website Accessibility Accessible: Understanding the Landscape of the Digital Age –
Provided by Joshua A. Stein
• Website Accessibility For Individuals with Disabilities – Provided by Cynthia Sass
Most Websites Are Not ADA Compliant:
Is Yours One Of Them?
ACCESSIBILITY OF WEBSITES (AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY) UNDER THE ADA AND OTHER LAWS
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 | 01:00 PM Eastern
Sponsored by the Section of Labor and Employment Law
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Moderator:
Cynthia N. Sass, Esquire of the Law Offices of Cynthia N. Sass, P.A.
Speakers:
Gregory P. Care, Esquire of Brown Goldstein and Levy, LLP
Amanda Maisels, Deputy Chief of the Disability Rights Section, USDOJ
Eric Singleton, Managing Partner of Eric Singleton & Associates
Joshua A. Stein, Esquire of Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C.
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TOPICS COVERED TODAY
1. Technology Accessibility Barriers

2. ADA Compliance Obligation for Websites

3. Status of Case Law/Government Enforcement

4. Compliance Strategies

5. What’s On the Horizon
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ACCESSIBILITY BARRIERS
TECHNOLOGY THAT OFTEN HAS BARRIERS
• Websites: Commercial & Public

• Devices: E-Readers & Point-of-Sale Keypads

• Software: Educational

• Apps: Mobile Applications

• E-Docs: Electronic Documents & E-Books
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ADA
WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY OBLIGATIONS
• Title I: Employment

• Title II: Government

• Title III: Places of Public Accommodations

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
• Jurisdiction

• Tools

• Current Positions:

– Websites of Private Entities
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ADA CASE LAW
TITLE III – WEBSITES
• Strict Construction

– Nexus

• Spirit of the Law

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LIABILITY FOR WEBSITE INACCESSIBILITY
VIOLATIONS UNDER THE ADA
• Vendors

• Website Hosts

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LIABILITY FOR INACCESSIBILITY
REMEDIES UNDER THE ADA
• Injunctive Relief

• Reasonable Attorneys’ Fees and Costs
to the Prevailing Party

• Monetary Damages (if Brought by DOJ)
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SETTLEMENT TERMS
FOR INACCESSIBLE WEBSITES
• Adoption of Website Accessibility Policy

• Training Related to Specific Job
Responsibilities

• Achieving Substantial Compliance with WCAG
2.0, Levels A and AA within a Reasonable
Amount of Time

• Monetary Component
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