[blindlaw] {Disarmed} Fwd: Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Orange County Clerk of Courts in Florida to Ensure Equal Access to Court Records for Blind Individuals

[Denise Avant]

Denise R. avant
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National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
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> From: "Stratton, Michael" <Michael.Stratton at AMERICANBAR.ORG>
> Date: July 17, 2014 at 3:02:43 PM CDT
> To: 3D at MAIL.AMERICANBAR.ORG
> Subject: FW: Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Orange County Clerk of Courts in Florida to Ensure Equal Access to Court Records for Blind Individuals
> Reply-To: "The Disability Discussion Docket (3D)"              <3D at MAIL.AMERICANBAR.ORG>, "Stratton, Michael" <Michael.Stratton at AMERICANBAR.ORG>
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> Michael J. Stratton
> Administrative Coordinator
> Commission on Disability Rights (CDR) - Mail Stop 11.0
> American Bar Association (ABA)
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> From: U.S. Department of Justice [mailto:usdoj at public.govdelivery.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2014 2:16 PM
> Subject: Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Orange County Clerk of Courts in Florida to Ensure Equal Access to Court Records for Blind Individuals
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> The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with the Orange County Clerk of Courts in Florida to remedy violations of the ADA. The settlement resolves allegations that the Clerk of Courts failed to provide a blind attorney with electronic court documents in an accessible format, despite repeated requests.  Under the settlement agreement, the Orange County Clerk of Courts will provide individuals with disabilities with any document in the official court record in an accessible format upon request, and ensure that the Clerk of Courts' website is accessible to individuals with disabilities, including blind individuals, in accordance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA, available at http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/. 
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> To find out more about this settlement or the ADA, call the Justice Department's toll-free ADA information line at 800-514-0301 or 800-514-0383 (TDD), or access its ADA website at www.ada.gov.  
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