Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Target Settles ADA Lawsuit Over Its Website - Reason Online

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:22 GMT

Target Settles ADA Lawsuit Over Its Website
Reason Online, CA - 3 hours ago
The NFB sued under the Americans With Disabilities Act, claiming the website was a "place of public accommodation" that Target was obliged to make ...
AFB Commends Target's Decision to Make Web Site More Accessible to ... MarketWatch
Target to pay $6 million to settle site accessibility suit Ars Technica
Target agrees to $6 million settlement of accessibility lawsuit Computerworld
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Target to pay $6 million to settle site accessibility suit (Ars Technica)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:22 GMT

Target has settled a class-action lawsuit with the National Federation of the Blind over complaints that its site isn't accessible to screen reading technology. The laws regarding disability access in cyberspace are gray at best, but a major settlement like this gives the NFB some steam. Read More...

Caterpillar spent $570K lobbying gov't in 2Q - Forbes

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:47 GMT

Caterpillar spent $570K lobbying gov't in 2Q
Forbes, NY - 55 minutes ago
The company supported the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Maritime Pollution Prevention Act and appropriations for the National Clean Diesel Initiative ...

Pushbutton Switches come in 20000 configurations. - ThomasNet Industrial News Room

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:50 GMT

Pushbutton Switches come in 20000 configurations.
ThomasNet Industrial News Room, NY - 1 hour ago
The LPI, with its large actuator surface and light actuation force is designed to be compliant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ...

Pushbutton Switches come in 20,000 configurations. (ThomasNet)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:49 GMT

Rated 50 mA at 12 Vdc and 5 A at 12 Vdc, ADA-compliant LPI Series features gold or silver contacts, 35 mm diameter actuator, and actuation force of less than 1 lb. Switches offer choice of 9 bezel colors, 5 LED colors, and illumination in dot or light-ring configuration. LEDs come in 6, 12, and 15 V. Available in single and double throw configurations with NO and NO/NC contacts, switches are ...

ATTORNEY GENERAL CUOMO REQUIRES COOPERSTOWN BASEBALL FACILITY TO ... - Media Newswire (press release)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:08 GMT

ATTORNEY GENERAL CUOMO REQUIRES COOPERSTOWN BASEBALL FACILITY TO ...
Media Newswire (press release), NY - 2 hours ago
... including those set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act. As a result of an agreement reached with the Attorney General's Office, ...

• Troy-based Vehicle Production Group to start making vehicles for ... - MLive.com

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:47 GMT

• Troy-based Vehicle Production Group to start making vehicles for ...
MLive.com, MI - 1 minute ago
But they aren't compliant with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, and making them so would have been cost-prohibitive. Hogan, whom he met through ...

Settlement Over Target's Web Site Marks a Win for ADA Plaintiffs (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:02 GMT

Resolving a lawsuit that caught the attention of online retailers across the United States, Target Corp. will pay out $6 million in damages and make its Web site fully accessible to blind customers as part of a class action settlement filed on Wednesday.

Trend to "Green" Schools Brings Smooth Transition for Accessibility - MarketWatch

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:23 GMT

Trend to "Green" Schools Brings Smooth Transition for Accessibility
MarketWatch - 2 hours ago
... has successfully produced and marketed affordable Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance products for the world marketplace. ...

Bars must allow wheelchair access or could face loss of video ... - Charleston Gazette

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:12 GMT

Bars must allow wheelchair access or could face loss of video ...
Charleston Gazette, WV - 6 minutes ago
Under the current regulation, if the Lottery receives a complaint that a location is not ADA accessible, the Lottery gives the retailer 30 days' notice to ...