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Web Accessibility & the Law




                        Nick Cowie
                         @nickobec
       Perth Web Accessibility Camp
                    13 March 2013
I AM NOT
A LAWYER
is is not a substitute for for legal advice
http://pandora.nla.gov.au/nph-wb/20000110130000/http://www.olympics.com/eng/sports/index.html
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Australia 2000

Maguire v. SOCOG
Disability Discrimination Act 1992
Section 24
Goods, services and facilities
(1) It is unlawful for a person who, whether for
payment or not, provides goods or services, or
makes facilities available, to discriminate against
another person on the ground of the other
person’s disability or a disability of any of that
other person’s associates:
                http://humanrights.gov.au/disability_rights/decisions/comdec/1999/dd000150.htm
United States of America 2002
Access Now v. Southwest Airlines
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
website was a virtual construct and hence not a
“public place of accommodation”




                      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_Now_v._Southwest_Airlines
United States of America 2008

National Federation of the Blind
v. Target Corporation

“websites like Target.com must be accessible to the
blind under both California law and the
Americans with Disabilities Act”



             http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Federation_of_the_Blind_v._Target_Corporation
Australia 2009

Kerr v. Virgin Blue




         http://www.smh.com.au/travel/virgin-blue-in-court-over-website-20090119-7kc1.html
United States of America 2012

National Association of the Deaf
v. Netflix

“the Americans with Disabilities Act applies to
website-only businesses”




                                       http://dredf.org/captioning/
Australia 2012

King v. Jetstar Airlines
Disability Discrimination Act 1992
Section 24(2)
It is not unlawful discrimination if the provision of
the services or the making available of the facilities
would impose “unjustifiable hardship” on the
person.


http://www.hwlebsworth.com.au/latest-news-a-publications/publications/transport/aviation/item/745-victory-for-low-cost-carrier-in-disabled-passenger-case-king-v-jetstar-airways-pty-limited-2012-fcafc-115.html
Canada 2012

Jodhan v. Canada
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
“Two systemic failures that underlie the
government’s failure to provide online services in
a manner that is accessible to the visually impaired
were demonstrated in this case.”




                              http://recueil.cmf.gc.ca/eng/2011/2010fc1197.html
Questions?



             http://n1c.it/pwac

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Web Accessibility and the courts

  • 1. Web Accessibility & the Law Nick Cowie @nickobec Perth Web Accessibility Camp 13 March 2013
  • 2. I AM NOT A LAWYER is is not a substitute for for legal advice
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  • 5. Australia 2000 Maguire v. SOCOG Disability Discrimination Act 1992 Section 24 Goods, services and facilities (1) It is unlawful for a person who, whether for payment or not, provides goods or services, or makes facilities available, to discriminate against another person on the ground of the other person’s disability or a disability of any of that other person’s associates: http://humanrights.gov.au/disability_rights/decisions/comdec/1999/dd000150.htm
  • 6. United States of America 2002 Access Now v. Southwest Airlines Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 website was a virtual construct and hence not a “public place of accommodation” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_Now_v._Southwest_Airlines
  • 7. United States of America 2008 National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corporation “websites like Target.com must be accessible to the blind under both California law and the Americans with Disabilities Act” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Federation_of_the_Blind_v._Target_Corporation
  • 8. Australia 2009 Kerr v. Virgin Blue http://www.smh.com.au/travel/virgin-blue-in-court-over-website-20090119-7kc1.html
  • 9. United States of America 2012 National Association of the Deaf v. Netflix “the Americans with Disabilities Act applies to website-only businesses” http://dredf.org/captioning/
  • 10. Australia 2012 King v. Jetstar Airlines Disability Discrimination Act 1992 Section 24(2) It is not unlawful discrimination if the provision of the services or the making available of the facilities would impose “unjustifiable hardship” on the person. http://www.hwlebsworth.com.au/latest-news-a-publications/publications/transport/aviation/item/745-victory-for-low-cost-carrier-in-disabled-passenger-case-king-v-jetstar-airways-pty-limited-2012-fcafc-115.html
  • 11. Canada 2012 Jodhan v. Canada Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms “Two systemic failures that underlie the government’s failure to provide online services in a manner that is accessible to the visually impaired were demonstrated in this case.” http://recueil.cmf.gc.ca/eng/2011/2010fc1197.html
  • 12. Questions? http://n1c.it/pwac