Now Available: AH&LA’s Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Guide For...
We proudly announce the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s publication of the first-of-its kind Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Guide for Lodging Owners and Operators, authored by Minh N....
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U.S. Access Board Webinar Will Explain How To Make Your Webinars Accessible
By Kristina M. Launey Tune into the U.S. Access Board’s September 6 (2:30 – 4:00 EST) webinar for pointers on how to make your webinars accessible. The Access Board says the session “will review the...
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Private Organizations Can Be Operators of Public Accommodations Subject To...
By Minh N. Vu A recent decision by the federal court in the Northern District of Illinois serves as an important reminder that organizations that do not lease or own physical space where they provide...
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NYC Taxis Must Be Accessible to the Blind By May 1, 2013
By ADA Title III Team On November 27, 2012, the New York City Council passed legislation known as Introduction 599, which will require the City’s taxi cabs be accessible to people who are blind or have...
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Businesses With Swimming Pools and Spas Work to Install Lifts by January 31,...
By Minh N. Vu The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) deadline for hotels, health clubs, and other public accommodations to retrofit their existing pools and spas with either a pool lift or sloped entry ramp...
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Justice Department Continues Crackdown on Medical Facilities that Fail to...
By Chris Palamountain The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in early April 2013 that it has reached five settlements in the past four months with health care providers (a hospital, 2...
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New Justice Guidance Reminds Businesses They Are Responsible for Ensuring...
By Eden Anderson Title III of the ADA requires that public accommodations provide, at their expense, “auxiliary aids and services” to ensure effective communication with persons with hearing, vision,...
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Summer Blockbuster: Justice Department Issues Proposed Rule That Would...
By John W. Egan On Friday of last week—the day before the ADA’s twenty-fourth anniversary—the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a proposed rule that would require movie theaters with digital...
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Comment Period for Movie Captioning NPRM Opens Today
By John W. Egan On July 25, 2014, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued proposed regulations that would require movie theaters with digital screens to show movies with closed captioning and audio...
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Comment Period for Movie Captioning NPRM Extended to December 1, 2014
By John W. Egan As we have previously reported, the Department of Justice issued proposed regulations this summer that would require movie theaters to show movies with closed captioning and audio...
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Office of Disability Employment Policy Publishes Web Portal on Accessible...
By Craig B. Simonsen and Kristina M. Launey This blog, as the “ADA Title III” name indicates, is primarily about a business’s obligation to individuals with disabilities who may access its goods,...
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New Justice Department Guidance Provides Useful Roadmap for Public and...
By Eden Anderson Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Education (DOE) issued a joint guidance Under Title II of ADA (the “Guidance”) explaining the obligation of...
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On the 25th Anniversary of the ADA, 25 Easy Ways to Make Your Business More...
By Kevin Fritz This Sunday, July 26, marks the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. In the spirit of anniversary of this important law, here are 25 simple ways to make your...
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A First: California Court Rules Retailer’s Inaccessible Website Violates ADA
By Kristina Launey Last week, a California State Court became the first in the nation to rule that a retailer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act due to a website that is not accessible to...
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