Nov 15, 2019, 3:47 PM
(From Associations Now) Earlier this month, the Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling that the Americans With Disabilities Act applies to websites and mobile apps operated by businesses with physical locations. Organizations that "maintain websites and apps that do not meet WCAG 2.0 standards therefore risk legal challenges,” said Julia Judish, special counsel at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. She suggested that organizations hire employees who have experience coding to meet WCAG 2.0 standards or if they outsource web development, include indemnification clauses or guarantees in contracts to ensure that third-party developers and other vendors build to the standards. "Organizations need to be flexible in responding to concerns that an individual has difficulty accessing web content or an application due to a particular disability,” she said.
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