[nfbmi-talk] judgement for blind in web site case

[Martha Moore]

It was not spam mail it was an article from Academic Impressions. 
 

    On Friday, March 25, 2016 1:43 PM, Jessica Dail via nfbmi-talk <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
 

 Hi,
The last email that was sent to this list was "Spam" it says so in the subject line. 
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Jessica 

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> On Mar 25, 2016, at 1:15 PM, Terry D. Eagle via nfbmi-talk <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Note:  If victory is this easy against the private sector, it should
> certainly be this simple against public sector governmental entities who
> take federal taxpayer funds, but do not offer accessibility, especially to
> programs and services to persons with disabilities, for which the federal
> funds are to serve!
> 
> 
> 
> Note too that attorney fees are paid by the law-breakers to the plaintiffs'
> attorney. 
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> It is over due to step up such legal challenges by those who hold themselves
> out as organizations who say they are advocates for the blind and other
> disabilities!  My motto is, it doesn't cost, it pays! 
> 
> 
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> From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] 
> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 12:49 PM
> Subject: judgement for blind in web site case
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> 
> Now if we could only get this here in Michigan and including State web sites
> and pages!
> 
> Joe
> 
> Judgment for Blind Plaintiff in Website Disability Case
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> http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/judgment-for-blind-plaintiff-in-webs
> ite-disability-case-300241469.htmlNewport Trial Group logo
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> Judgment for Blind Plaintiff in Website Disability Case
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> California court grants first-ever summary judgment in website access
> lawsuit
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> SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., March 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- A California Judge
> has granted summary judgment to a visually-impaired plaintiff who was unable
> to
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> access the website of luggage retailer Colorado Bag'n & Baggage.
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> Plaintiff Edward Davis filed suit in 2015 (case #CIBDS1504682), claiming
> that he was unable to access the Colorado Bag'n & Baggage website because
> the content
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> on the website was not accessible to blind individuals.  Judge Brian F.
> Foster agreed and issued judgment in favor of Davis, ruling "Plaintiff
> presented
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> sufficient evidence that he was denied full and equal enjoyment of the
> goods, services, privileges, and accommodations offered by Defendant because
> of
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> his disability."  The Judge also awarded Davis $4,000.00 in damages.  The
> ruling, believed to be the first-ever summary judgment in favor of a
> visually-impaired
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> Plaintiff claiming that a website violates the Americans with Disabilities
> Act, also entitles Davis to recover his attorneys' fees.
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> Davis' attorney, Victoria Knowles of the Newport Trial Group, lauded the
> decision: "We are very grateful that the Court agreed that corporate
> websites must
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> be accessible to individuals with disabilities.  This ruling will have
> implications far and wide."  Added Newport Trial Group's Managing Partner
> David
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> Reid: "We are fortunate that we continue to do well by doing good."
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> For more information:
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> Katherine Kirshner
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> 9497066464
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> Email
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> www.trialnewport.com
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