[blindLaw] 11C says Websites Not Bound by ADA Accessibility Rules

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So are they trying to reverse the supreme court decision and the dominoes case?


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> On Apr 8, 2021, at 23:09, Michal Nowicki via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Thank you, Noel, for sharing this. What impact is this decision likely to
> have on other ADA website litigation?
> 
> Michal
> 
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> Subject: [blindLaw] 11C says Websites Not Bound by ADA Accessibility Rules
> 
> 
> News coverage:
> https://www.courthousenews.com/websites-not-bound-by-ada-accessibility-rules
> -11th-circuit-finds/
> 11C Decision:
> https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201713467.pdf
> 
> Article Excerpt:
> In a decision that a dissenting judge warned could have widespread
> consequences for visually impaired people, a split panel of the 11th Circuit
> ruled Wednesday that websites for businesses that are generally open to the
> public are not places of public accommodation under the Americans With
> Disabilities Act.
> 
> In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the Atlanta-based appeals court ruled that
> although "inaccessibility online can be a significant inconvenience,"
> supermarket chain Winn-Dixie cannot be found liable under Title III of the
> ADA for having a website that is inaccessible to disabled people who use
> screen-reading software.
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