Judge: Disabilities Act doesn't cover Web
| Title: | Judge: Disabilities Act doesn't cover Web (ID: CSD2586) | | Author(s): | Declan McCullagh | | Topics: | American Disabilities Act, Web Accessibility | | Origin: | Community Contributions (2002) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | In a case involving a blind man and Southwest Airlines, a federal judge ruled last week that the airline is not compelled by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to make its Web site more accessible to those with disabilities. According to judge Patricia Seitz, the ADA applies only to physical spaces, not to "virtual" spaces like Web sites. | | View this resource: | |
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