First lawsuits over disabled access to websites make their way to Minnesota
Echoing a recent trend in other states, for the first time a lawsuit has been filed in Minnesota alleging that websites — in this case, belonging to a county and couple of cities — violate disability law.
Much like lawsuits demanding such things as wheelchair ramps and handicap parking, the suits claim the defendants’ digital real estate is so inhospitable it denies access.
Late last month, Noah J. McCourt, a disability advocate with autism from Waconia, sued Carver County as well as the cities of Norwood Young America and Chanhassen in federal court, claiming their websites violated both state and federal disability law.
“I really think that this kind of issue is really a question of who we want to be as a community. Do we want a community that says we’re open to business or we’re closed?” said McCourt, who noted that he has 10 other disability-related suits pending against Carver County.
Read more: https://www.twincities.com/2018/10/07/minnesota-websites-sued-lawsuit-disability-advocates/
I'm not surprised. They emphasized compliance with the ADA when I was taking a Web design class twenty years ago.
