Comments on: Disabled rights roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/05/disabled-rights-roundup-7/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Mon, 12 May 2014 18:30:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: Walter Olson https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/05/disabled-rights-roundup-7/comment-page-1/#comment-284277 Mon, 12 May 2014 18:30:01 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=45298#comment-284277 Cecil — The Obama administration has been reviewing possible issuance of web accessibility regulations under the ADA (which applies to a very wide assortment of private entities, including nonprofits and publishers), rather than just under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, the less well known law which focuses more narrowly on federal contractors and procurement practices. If you doubt it, here are two of many links from last year when the press reported on this initiative:

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324373204578374483679498140

http://ncjolt.org/the-department-of-justice-may-soon-decide-if-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-applies-to-online-shopping-websites/

Likewise, the Areheart and Stein article I linked as an example of “urgings from academics” makes the case for coverage under the ADA, not sec. 508.

]]> By: cecil https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/05/disabled-rights-roundup-7/comment-page-1/#comment-284266 Mon, 12 May 2014 17:03:09 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=45298#comment-284266 Web accessibility comment
In reviewing the linked/prior articles… Have you really not heard of 508? It’s an amendment of the original 74 disabled rights act. It applies specifically to the fed and in particular to procurment practices of the fed.

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