Website Accessibility and the Americans With Disabilities Act - The National Law Review
Most employers know the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as the law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability and requires reasonable accommodations of employees’ disabilities. However, this prohibition is only one segment of the ADA, which is split into three large segments. One of the other large sections focuses on making sure that “places of public accommodation” are equally accessible to those living with disabilities. As we previously reported, a recent trend in this area focuses on websites.
As we explore this issue, we’ll take deeper dive into the details surrounding website accessibility. Are websites places of public accommodation? If so, what do businesses need to consider? What changes should be made to websites? Courts do not all agree on the answers to these questions. So, employers beware -- it may be time to take a look at your websites and make sure they are equally accessible, just like your workplaces.
ADA Background
The ADA is split into three large parts called “titles.” Title I of the ADA prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of disability and requires that employers grant reasonable accommodations to certain employees in certain circumstances. This is the title with which employers are generally most familiar. Title II of the ADA covers state and local governments, and Title III of the ADA covers “places of public accommodation.” Under Title III, places of public accommodation...
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