Tuesday, July 17, 2012

ADA and the Online World

Excellent post on our friend Ryan Garcia's Social Media Law Blog (SoMeLaw Thoughts ) about the intersection of the Americans with Disabilities Act and online commercial websites.  In particular, there is a lawsuit by an organization (National Association of the Deaf) wanting the court to order Netflix to offer closed captioning for movies on their streaming site.  Excellent history of the regulations related to closed captioning is provided, and it is worth the read.  It is written by Curtis Edmonds, an attorney and writer from New Jersey well versed on the topic.