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Web Accessibility Laws & Court Cases

The Law of Accessible Websites and Applications with Richard Hunt

The Law of Accessible Websites and Applications: Richard Hunt

Article PublishedFebruary 27, 2025Last UpdatedMarch 6, 2025 Written byEqualize Digital

This four-part presentation covered (a) the federal and state laws that require (or maybe do not require) that business websites be accessible to those with disabilities, (b) what it means for a website to be accessible to those with disabilities, ...

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What you need to know about the Accessibility for Manitobans Act. WCAG 2.1 AA required by May 1, 2025 for all businesses with employees.

The Accessibility for Manitobans Act

Article PublishedAugust 21, 2024Last UpdatedAugust 21, 2024 Written byPaola Gonzalez

In December 2013, Manitoba took a significant step toward becoming a more inclusive province by enacting The Accessibility for Manitobans Act. As the second province in Canada to introduce accessibility legislation, following Ontario, Manitoba sets ...

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Accessible Canada Act (ACA) Website Accessibility Requirements

Article PublishedJuly 10, 2024Last UpdatedJuly 10, 2024 Written byAmber Hinds

If you work for a federal government organization or federally regulated private organization in Canada, or you build websites for these organizations, it's important to know about the Accessible Canada Act's website accessibility ...

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New Americans with Disabilities Act WCAG 2.1 AA conformance requirement for state and local government websites.

U.S. Justice Department Strengthens Accessibility Requirements for State and Local Government Websites

Article PublishedApril 30, 2024Last UpdatedApril 30, 2024 Written byAmber Hinds

On April 8th, the United States Department of Justice published a new rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), strengthening the accessibility requirements for state and local government websites. The final rule, signed by ...

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Filed Under: Web Accessibility Laws & Court Cases Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Government Agencies Unites States

Demystifying European accessibility laws

Demystifying European Accessibility Laws with Anna Malmberg and Susana Pallero

Article PublishedApril 16, 2024Last UpdatedJuly 3, 2024 Written byEqualize Digital

In this session, Anna and Susi from Funka take you on a journey to understand the main European accessibility laws, which are often perceived as boring and complex. Gain insights into these laws (actually directives) and learn how to ensure ...

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ADA Compliance Checklist for Websites

Article PublishedFebruary 20, 2024Last UpdatedJuly 15, 2024 Written byAmber Hinds

If your business or organization is located in the United States, you may be familiar with The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a federal law that protects people with disabilities from discrimination. Most of us know the ADA as it applies ...

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Filed Under: Web Accessibility Laws & Court Cases Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

U.S. Web Accessibility Landscape 2022 Lainey Feingold

U.S. Web Accessibility Landscape 2022: Lainey Feingold

Article PublishedMarch 29, 2022Last UpdatedApril 17, 2025 Written byEqualize Digital

In this presentation, Lainey Feingold, a disability rights lawyer and author who has been practicing in this space for more than 25 years, talked about the fundamentals of why accessibility is a civil right of disabled people and shared up-to-date ...

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Website Accessibility Requirements Under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)

Article PublishedFebruary 15, 2021Last UpdatedSeptember 18, 2024 Written byEqualize Digital

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) was created by the Ontarian government in 2005. This act was created to establish and enforce a set of standards for accessibility in the public sector. While the ultimate goal of the ...

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Accessibility Requirements for Healthcare Websites

Article PublishedJanuary 7, 2021Last UpdatedSeptember 18, 2024 Written byEqualize Digital

Year after year, the number of website accessibility lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) continues to rise. The healthcare industry is especially susceptible to accessibility lawsuits as doctors' offices, dental practices, and ...

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ADA Compliance and Your Website

Article PublishedApril 24, 2020Last UpdatedSeptember 26, 2024 Written byEqualize Digital

As we discussed in our post on WCAG 2.1, when you create any type of web content, whether it's a website or web application, you need to ensure that the content you're creating is accessible and useable by all people. When considering how you can ...

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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Domino’s Case In Website Accessibility Lawsuit

Article PublishedOctober 15, 2019Last UpdatedSeptember 26, 2024 Written byEqualize Digital

For many visually impaired web users, screen readers are an important tool to access web content. So, when Guillermo Robles, who is blind, was unable to use his screen reading software to order a pizza from Domino's, he decided to take action. And, ...

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Settlement in Voting Rights Case Requires County Voting Website Accessibility

Article PublishedNovember 20, 2018Last UpdatedOctober 4, 2024 Written byEqualize Digital

When participating in an election, whether local or federal, you may not think twice about your ability to cast your vote privately. But for 5 visually impaired voters in Alameda County, their right to privacy was taken away thanks to broken voting ...

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U.S. Department of Justice Affirms That the ADA Applies to Websites

Article PublishedOctober 1, 2018Last UpdatedOctober 4, 2024 Written byEqualize Digital

After a recent surge of website accessibility lawsuits, 103 members of Congress, led by Ted Budd (R-NC), sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The letter implored the DOJ to provide clarity and guidance with regard to website ...

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