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IS YOUR WEBSITE ADA COMPLIANT? For some businesses, the Americans with Disabilities Act extends beyond brick-and-mortar operations to the digital world. BY ASHLEY L. HANKE, ESQ.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which became law in 1990, is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in areas of everyday life, including transportation, jobs, schools, and public and private places that are open to the general public. The purpose of the ADA is to
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ensure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else in public accommodations, employment, transportation, and state and local government services. ADA lawsuits concerning website accessibility have increased substantially over the
past few years and are only expected to increase with time. As more and more businesses receive demand letters or find themselves litigating accessibility lawsuits in civil court, it is important to determine whether you could be subject to an ADA lawsuit for noncompliance with website accessibility requirements.
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