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https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-10-07/blind-person-dominos-ada-supreme-court-disabled
How many of the forum platforms are completely ADA accessible I wonder?
I'm all for accessibility and I think there should be a certain amount of accountability, but I fear a decision like this will open the floodgates for frivolous law suits against smaller businesses and websites and online business owners.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and business groups that said they represented 500,000 restaurants and 300,000 businesses joined in an appeal urging the high court to review the 9th Circuit’s decision. They complained of a “tsunami of litigation” and worried that judges nationwide would see the appeals court’s decision as “imposing a nationwide website-accessibility mandate.”
But without comment or dissent on Monday, the high court said it would not hear the case of Domino’s Pizza vs. Robles.
This is not a formal ruling upholding the 9th Circuit decision, and the justices could agree to take up the issue later if lower courts are divided. But for now, the court’s action strongly suggests that retailers will be required to make their websites accessible.
How many of the forum platforms are completely ADA accessible I wonder?
I'm all for accessibility and I think there should be a certain amount of accountability, but I fear a decision like this will open the floodgates for frivolous law suits against smaller businesses and websites and online business owners.