Comments on: Judge: private firm must pay damages over website not usable by blind https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/05/web-accessibility-colorado-bag/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 24 May 2016 02:58:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Judge: private firm must pay damages over website not usable by blind - California Political Review https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/05/web-accessibility-colorado-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-336537 Tue, 24 May 2016 02:58:05 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=59094#comment-336537 […] Judge: private firm must pay damages over website not usable by blind […]

]]> By: js https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/05/web-accessibility-colorado-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-336421 Thu, 19 May 2016 23:47:07 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=59094#comment-336421 Whether or not the ADA requires this, it still feels like overlawyering. Rather than letting societal norms or economic incentives control the design of websites, we have one more aspect of our lives that is being dictated by lawyers interpreting statutes created by a distant legislature. And that distant legislature has zero idea how much prices will rise because of this. In other words, they have no idea if it’s worth it. Or else they believe that any cost is worth it.

Also, Katy: the link you provide as evidence that “handicap” is an archaic term says that “[Handicap is] still widely used when citing laws…” That sounds exactly the opposite of archaic.

]]> By: Katy https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/05/web-accessibility-colorado-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-336409 Thu, 19 May 2016 14:46:31 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=59094#comment-336409 Just FYI “handicap” is an archaic term. See http://ncdj.org/style-guide/ Thanks for posting on this. 25 years after the ADA, there is still a long way to go in ensuring society is accessible.

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