Comments on: Disabled rights roundup

By: So much for Amendment the First… | Guffaw in AZ

So much for Amendment the First… | Guffaw in AZ — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:56:02 +0000

[…] Obama administration appears to be planning to use the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to force many web sites to either accommodate the disabled, or shut down. Given the enormous cost of complying, many […]

By: Obama administration to censor web sites using Americans with Disabilities Act? | Liberty Unyielding

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:25:42 +0000

[…] the Obama administration appears to be planning to use the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to force many web sites to either accommodate the disabled, or shut down. Given the enormous cost of complying, many small […]

By: First Amendment Menace: Obama Administration to Expand Americans with Disabilities Act over Websites?

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:23:39 +0000

By: Richard Nieporent

Richard Nieporent — Tue, 07 May 2013 03:09:34 +0000

Mr. Smith also advises companies to ensure that people with motor disabilities can navigate websites without the use of a mouse, and to use plain language and a strong design to aid people with cognitive or intellectual disabilities.

Be careful, Walter. If the Justice Department gets its way, you can be sued for using multi-syllable words.

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 07 May 2013 00:12:24 +0000

So someone’s part-time-home-business website can be liable for not being accessible?

I’m sure nearly everyone with a website will get a demand letter and and offer to settle quickly. This won’t end well.

By: C Hill

C Hill — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:04:23 +0000

With legal constructs like ADA, to name one, government has become the ultimate mitigator of life, the country’s super-parent. They have created a belief in entitlements for some individuals and resentment and/or disregard in others, as every mis-fortune becomes the legal responsibility of other citizens.

I’ve always wondered why being a lawyer is not a disqualification for legislative office, especially at the federal and state levels, since letting lawyers be in the position of creating the raw materials of their own profession seems to be such an obvious conflict of interest. (Obviously, I’m not a lawyer, just another confused, frustrated, over-taxed, under-represented, worried citizen.)

By: Dave Anthony

Dave Anthony — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:19:45 +0000

Federal contractors are *experts* at fulfilling whatever BS requirements the government puts on contracts. Need more disabled employees? They’ll make sure every person with any potential condition gets declared as disabled. Didn’t alcoholism get ruled as a disability recently? Maybe a lot of federal contractors will end up with a lot of “alcoholics” on their payroll.

By: Bob Lipton

Bob Lipton — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:43:01 +0000

Is Overlawyered wheelchair accessible?

Bob