- From: Waddell, Cynthia <cynthia.waddell@ci.sj.ca.us>
- Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 12:55:52 -0800
- To: "'W3C interest group'" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>, "'Multiple recipients on list'" <uaccess-1@trace.wisc.edu>
The list may be interested in a November 1998 article I co-authored for The Internet Lawyer entitled "Is Your Site ADA-Compliant or a Lawsuit-in-Waiting?" It can be found at http://internetlawyer.com It is a follow-up to the June 1998 article written at the request of the American Bar Association entitled "Applying the ADA to the Internet: A Web Accessibility Standard" at http://www.rit.edu/~easi/law/weblaw1.htm The list may also be interested to know that the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has identified technology and accessible web sites to be an emerging issue that needs to be addressed in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Their September 1998 Report entitled "Helping State and Local Governments Comply with the ADA" recommends that the US Department of Justice, Disability Rights Section "should become more active in its efforts to ensure equal access to State and local government Web sites for individuals with disabilities." Although the report addressed governmental entities covered under Title II of the ADA, the list should be aware that the same "effective communication" rule for accessible web sites applies equally to US private sector entites, with only a few exceptions. Cynthia D. Waddell --------------------------------- Cynthia D. Waddell Cynthia.Waddell@ci.sj.ca.us ADA Coordinator City of San Jose, CA 801 North First Street, Room 460 San Jose, California 95110-1704 (408)277-4034 (408)971-0134 TTY (408)277-3885 FAX
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