Beyonce is being sued by a blind woman who claims the iconic singer’s website is not easily accessible to those with disabilities, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A civil action suit was filed on behalf of Mary Connor in a Brooklyn, N.Y., court on Jan. 3 against Beyonce’s management company, Parkwood Entertainment. The suit alleges that… Continue Reading Beyonce.com in focus as blind woman sues over website accessibility
Business owners and IT managers across the USA, let this be a warning! Your website MUST be made accessible to persons with disabilities. How do you know if you need to fix your website? Well, if you didn’t build your website with accessibility in mind, you need to fix it, and you need to do… Continue Reading Federal Court Rules: Having an Inaccessible Website Violates Title III of the ADA
How the Disability Access Tax Credit Works for Businesses How to Get Disability Access Tax Credits Since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted in 1990, employers have been required to make their workplaces accessible to employees and customers with disabilities. Since the cost of making these accommodations to your business can be expensive,… Continue Reading Let Uncle Sam Help Pay for Web Accessibility
Section 508 FAQs What are 508 standards? What does it mean to be 508 compliant? What is 508 compliance checklist? Is 508 compliance required? What is Section 508 certification? What does section 508 require? What is ADA and 508 compliance? Is Section 508 Part of Ada? What is Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act? What… Continue Reading Questions about Section 508 Compliance
So far in 2018 it’s been a bad year for most businesses that have chosen to fight website accessibility lawsuits filed under Title III of the ADA. Plaintiffs have been successful filing suits in federal court. They won their second judgment on the merits in a website accessibility case. Also, in twenty-one other cases the… Continue Reading Fighting Website Accessibility Cases May Be An Uphill Battle In 2018
Members of the House of Representatives from both the republican and democrat parties asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions to “state publicly that private legal action under the ADA with respect to websites is unfair and violates basic due process principles in the absence of clear statutory authority and issuance by the department of a final… Continue Reading Failure to Comply With Web Accessibility Guidelines is Not Necessarily a Violation of the ADA
It’s happening all over the country. Grocery stores, banks, and now even restaurants are being ordered to fix their websites to conform to WCAG 2.0 AA standards, so that people with disabilities can use them. The following article from the Seyfarth ADA Title III News & Insights Blog tells a shaking-my-head (SMH) story of the Whisper… Continue Reading CA Court Rules Restaurant Website Must Conform to ADA
Voluntary Action Plan for Accessible Websites According to the ADA you should establish the following plan in your website operation. Who would dare bring suit against you for an inaccessible website if you are actively working towards accessibility? Establish a policy that your web pages will be accessible and create a process for implementation. Ensure… Continue Reading Immunize Your Website against ADA Lawsuits and Demand Letters
With web accessibility lawsuits on the increase, it only makes sense to know where your website stands in terms of the risk of being sued. I like to emphasize risk because it is different for every situation. More about risk in a minute. For now I want to focus your attention on the condition of… Continue Reading 5 Risk Factors Associated with Inaccessible Websites
ATLANTA, GA., May 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The 508 Help Desk (a production of RadioPress Media) reports that recent changes in federal website accessibility requirements allow small businesses to be eligible for a $5,000 tax credit. The changes under IRS Code Section 44, Disabled Access Credit, state that small businesses can qualify for the tax… Continue Reading Your Rich Uncle has $5,000 to Give you IF you do this…