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From: Bourne, Sarah (ITD)
Date: Dec 3, 2013 9:30AM


IANAL (I'm Also Not A Lawyer) but adding to Whitney's observations, it looks like the DOJ is hoping to get some solid case law showing that the ADA does, indeed, apply to websites. All the other big lawsuits have resulted in settlements, which is not case law.

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Sarah E. Bourne
Director of Assistive Technology &
Mass.Gov Chief Technology Strategist
Information Technology Division
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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