Nick Cowie@nickobec

Perth Web Accessibility Camp13 March 2013

Web Accessibility & the Law

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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Maguire v. SOCOG

Australia 2000

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

Access Now v. Southwest Airlines

United States of America 2002

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

National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corporation

United States of America 2008

“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

Kerr v. Virgin Blue

Australia 2009

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

National Association of the Deaf v. Net!ix

United States of America 2012

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

http://dredf.org/captioning/

King v. Jetstar Airlines

Australia 2012

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 “unjusti"able 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

Jodhan v. Canada

Canada 2012

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