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<div>I hope this passes because having a website that is inaccessible is inexcusable, whether or not someone is planning to attend. The hotel is unacceptable in this day and age! She could’ve been perusing for a place to stay like mini sighted folks do when
they’re looking on the web. Thanks for sharing.</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 3, 2023 4:07 PM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Camille Tate <ctate2076@att.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NFBF-L] FW: [blindLaw] ADA Case Set To Go Before Supreme Court - Disability Scoop - March 29, 2023
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<div class="PlainText">Sharing for those members who may be interested. This decision could have<br>
long-reaching effects on ADA litigation.<br>
Sincerely, <br>
Camille Tate <br>
2nd Vice President, National Federation of the Blind of Florida <br>
President, Melbourne Space Coast Chapter, National Federation of the Blind<br>
of Florida <br>
Phone: 321 372 4899 <br>
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From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces@nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Nightingale, Noel<br>
via BlindLaw<br>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 2:34 PM<br>
To: blindlaw@nfbnet.org<br>
Cc: Nightingale, Noel <Noel.Nightingale@ed.gov><br>
Subject: [blindLaw] ADA Case Set To Go Before Supreme Court - Disability<br>
Scoop - March 29, 2023<br>
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<a href="https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2023/03/29/ada-case-set-to-go-before-supreme">https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2023/03/29/ada-case-set-to-go-before-supreme</a><br>
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ADA Case Set To Go Before Supreme Court<br>
By Shaun Heasley<br>
Disability Scoop<br>
March 29, 2023<br>
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The U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on the rights of people with<br>
disabilities to sue under the Americans with Disabilities Act.<br>
The high court said this week that it would take up a case known as Acheson<br>
Hotels, LLC v. Laufer. At issue is whether individuals with disabilities<br>
have standing to sue a business under the ADA if they have no intention of<br>
actually visiting the establishment.<br>
The case originated when Deborah Laufer, a Florida resident who has a vision<br>
impairment and uses a cane or wheelchair, sued Acheson Hotels alleging that<br>
the website of the Coast Village Inn and Cottages in Wells, Maine did not<br>
offer adequate information about accommodations for people with disabilities<br>
as required under the ADA.<br>
A district court dismissed Laufer's suit, finding that she was not injured<br>
since she never planned to visit the hotel, but the decision was overturned<br>
by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit which found that<br>
"Laufer's feelings of frustration, humiliation and second-class citizenry"<br>
were "'downstream consequences' and 'adverse effects' of the informational<br>
injury she experienced."<br>
Acheson Hotels then appealed to the Supreme Court. In its petition to the<br>
high court, the company noted that Laufer has filed over 600 federal<br>
lawsuits since 2018 against hotel owners and operators making similar<br>
allegations.<br>
Lower courts have differed on whether self-appointed ADA "testers" like<br>
Laufer have standing to sue, according to the petition. And, lawyers for<br>
Acheson Hotels argued that the case "has immense practical importance" given<br>
that Laufer is one of many such "testers" who have filed thousands of ADA<br>
lawsuits.<br>
"A cottage industry has arisen in which uninjured plaintiffs lob ADA<br>
lawsuits of questionable merit, while using the threat of attorney's fees to<br>
extract settlement payments. These lawsuits have burdened small businesses,<br>
clogged the judicial system and undermined the executive branch's exclusive<br>
authority to enforce federal law," the petition states.<br>
In response, Laufer's attorney agreed in court papers that the Supreme Court<br>
should review the matter given the differing opinions from lower courts.<br>
But, Laufer argued that she and other "testers" serve an important public<br>
good in the face of countless businesses who remain out of compliance with<br>
the ADA more than 30 years after it took effect.<br>
"Without civil rights advocates such as this plaintiff, there would be no<br>
enforcement of the ADA," the brief said.<br>
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