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RE: Judge: Disabilities Act doesn't cover Web

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From: Jim Thatcher
Date: Oct 21, 2002 7:53PM

The Atlanta case is not the opposite.

In one case the court found that the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit
Authority (MARTA) was in violation of ADA Title II for not providing train
schedules to people with disabilities in a reasonable and convenient
fashion.

In the Southwest Airlines case the court ruled that the website was NOT a
place of public accommodation and therefore not covered by ADA Title III.
For us in the web accessibility arena this is the interesting ruling. I
assume and hope that the ruling will be appealed. The eleventh circuit
ruling against the plaintiffs in this case is the first of its kind. Its
appeal will be interesting.

Jim
Accessibility Consulting
http://jimthatcher.com
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