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I believe in making things accessible, and strive to do that on all my projects. I object to abuse of the ADA. Businesses / organizations should be given an op

I believe in making things accessible, and strive to do that on all my projects. I object to abuse of the ADA. Businesses / organizations should be given an opportunity to remediate their web sites before an automated script files an erroneous lawsuit.

jibe 4y ago
It should be an easy legal fix - you have to give notice and ~120 day window to fix before you are allowed to file a lawsuit. Also, not sure private parties should be plaintiffs here.
- drc500free 4y ago
  Without private action, they would need funding for enforcement. To have funding for enforcement, they would have to either levy fines against offenders or raise taxes. Those are non-starters for getting the legislation passed, and the opponents hope that they can later claim that the private action is an abuse of the legal system.
tehwebguy 4y ago
That is already the most common out come of ADA website suits it would seem: > The most common penalty at the federal level is a demand that the website be updated swiftly to better cater to people with disabilities. [0] https://ddiy.co/can-you-be-sued-if-your-website-is-not-ada-compliant/#What_Do_I_Need_to_Do_to_Make_My_Website_ADA_Compliant https://ddiy.co/can-you-be-sued-if-your-website-is-not-ada-c...
- hedora 4y ago
  That doesn't apply in California or New York. I heard California is trying to bring back the grace period.