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

[Darlene Olsen]

On 7/18/14, Nightingale, Noel via blindlaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> From: U.S. Department of Justice [mailto:usdoj at public.govdelivery.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2014 11:16 AM
> To: Nightingale, Noel
> 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
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TRW562 at yahoo.com The matter is in Nevada of Washoe County.
Thank you,
Charles