"The press release should remind businesses in the US once again that
accessible web design should be a priority for ADA Title III entities who
use the web for commerce. "
Title III Entities are:
Public accommodations (i.e., private entities that own, operate, lease, or
lease to places of public accommodation),
Commercial facilities, and
Private entities that offer certain examinations and courses related to
educational and occupational certification.
Places of public accommodation include over five million private
establishments, such as restaurants, hotels, theaters, convention centers,
retail stores, shopping centers, dry cleaners, laundromats, pharmacies,
doctors' offices, hospitals, museums, libraries, parks, zoos, amusement
parks, private schools, day care centers, health spas, and bowling alleys.
Commercial facilities are nonresidential facilities, including office
buildings, factories, and warehouses, whose operations affect commerce.
Entities controlled by religious organizations, including places of worship,
are not covered.
Private clubs are not covered, except to the extent that the facilities of
the private club are made available to customers or patrons of a place of
public accommodation.
State and local governments are not covered by the title III regulation, but
rather by the Department of Justice's title II regulation.
Full coverage of Title III of the ADA can be found here.
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/t3hilght.htm
Basically if your company participates in commerce on the web then you come
under this. For the intranets, its covered under accomodating employees
with disabilities under fair hiring practices.
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From: Sandy Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 3:15 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: This is major
http://www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2004/aug/aug19a_04.html
The New York Attorney General's office has decided that ADA does cover
private companies and that those companies must adhere to the WCAG
Guidelines (not 508). Both Ramada and Priceline were investigated and have
agreed to bring their sites up to speed. Not only that, but they both
agreed to cover the costs of the investigations.
"The Attorney General opined that the Americans With Disabilities Act
requires that private web sites be accessible to blind and visually impaired
Internet users. The ADA generally dictates that all "places of public
accommodation" and all "goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages,
or accommodations" of places of public accommodation, must be made
accessible to disabled citizens, absent undue hardship. New York law
provides similar civil rights protections."
I know I am a nag on Accessibility, but trust me, its going to happen and
the sooner all of you start getting into it, the better for all of our
companies. This is the tip of the iceberg.
Sandy
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