In the News...

ADA News: The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California have reached a comprehensive settlement agreement with Wells Fargo & Company. Wells Fargo will pay up to $16 million to individuals who experienced discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act when trying to call Wells Fargo, access their website services or visit their retail stores. For more information read the fact sheet about this settlement agreement. 5.31.11

Class action lawsuit filed against NetFlix for not captioning streaming video content

Washington Redskins must caption all of public address system

• http://media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/2011/03/washington-redskins-stadium-must.html
• The complaint was filed in 2006 (http://deafnetwork.com/wordpress/blog/2006/08/31/nad-files-complaint-against-washington-redskins-and-fedex-field/)

National Federation of the Blind News: 

• Compliant Against State Department: Seeks to Stop Distribution of Inaccessible Kindles Abroad 6.27.12
• Florida State Resolves Litigation with Students: accessibility assurance needed in future software and hardware procurements and technology-based instructional materials to ensure accessibility.
• Urges Swift Action on Recommendations for Accessible Higher Education Materials 12.13.11
• Secures Court Ruling Against Cardtronics 12.19.2011
• NFB and Penn State Resolve Accessibility Complaint 10.11.11
• Testifies Before Senate Committee on Importance of Accessible Educational Technology Condemns Lack of Access to New Kindle Fire  9.29.11
• New Jersey State Agencies Discriminate Against Blind Employees 5.31.11
• Commends Department of Education for New Accessible Technology Guidelines 5.26.11
• Federal Government Not Complying with Web Site Accessibility Requirements, Study Indicates 5.19.11
• NFB and Law School Admissions Council Agree to Settlement 4.26.11
• NFB Announces Agreement with Ticketmaster 4.26.11
• Adoption of Google Apps Program Discriminates Against the Blind 3.15.11
• Announces Agreement with Travelocity 1.17.11
• Penn State Discriminates Against Blind Students and Faculty 11.12.10
• United Airlines Discriminates Against Blind Passengers 10.25.10
• NFB Commends Amazon on Unveiling of New Accessible Kindle 7.29.10

Accessibility and the Law: How good UX can keep you out of court 9.7.10

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Accessibility of Web Information and Services Provided by Entities Covered by the ADA 7.26.10

US Access Board Releases Draft Refresh of Section 508 Standards and Section 255 Guidelines  Public Comments received until 6.21.10

        Draft ICT Standards and Guidelines (Section 508)

        Public Comments on Section 508 Draft

• Oklahoma's law and standards model Federal Section 508. For a good explanation of the Standards, please see A guide to the Section 508 Federal Standards.
• Section 508 National Refresh Committee - Oklahoma ABLE Tech appointed.
• NEW - "Making Federal Information Technology Accessible: A Case Study in Social Policy and Procurement" by Chris Yukins, Associate Professor of Government Contracts Law, The George Washington University Law School.
• Case Study of IT Accessibility in Oklahoma
• September 4, 2008 CPO Training Power Point Presentation by Brenda Dawes PPT, text version, Word outline
• Oklahoma History: HB1342 passed in 2003 creating the Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Task Force which passed HB 2197 in 2004.
• Oklahoma 508 Assessment
• National Federation of the Blind Files Complaint with United States Department of Education
• National Federation of the Blind and American Council of the Blind File Discrimination Suit Against Arizona State University
• Will Section 508 Be Taken More Seriously? 
• Accessibility Statement: What Is It, And Who Uses It?
• Target Final Settlement
• WebAIM Blog Target Lawsuit Settlement