[WEB4LIB] Another court weighs in on ADA on the web

[Andrew I. Mutch]

It may turn out that these rulings against the application of ADA to web
sites are legally "correct". But I'm placing my bets that in the long run,
the laws will be changed to require that web sites be ADA or otherwise
accessible. With the movement of so much information online, it's just a
matter of time before the laws catch up with technology. Hopefully, most
libraries will be ahead of the curve in providing accessible sites to our
users.

Andrew Mutch
Library Systems Technician
Waterford Township Public Library
Waterford, MI




On Wed, 6 Nov 2002, Elizabeth A Reiten wrote:

> Hi folks!
> 
> I don't know if anyone has seen this yet -- our Head of Systems just 
> brought it back to me.  Apparently there's been a ruling in the Southwest 
> Airlines v Access Now Inc. case: 
> 
> Court: Disability law doesn't apply to Web
> 
> http://www.computerworld.com/developmenttopics/websitemgmt/story/0,10801,75676,00.html
> 
> As I recall, that's two votes for "no it doesn't apply to the web" and one 
> for "yes it does apply to the web."  As we've known, the ADA compliance 
> and the Internet question will not be solved easily... or quickly.
> 
> FYI 
> 
> Beth Reiten, Librarian & Web Editor
> Digital Library Services
> Edmon Low Library
> Oklahoma State University
> Phone: 405-744-9109
> Email: reitene at okstate.edu
>