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Monday, September 27, 2004

Federal appeals court says websites not subject to ADA, for now
Russell Adkins at 2:40 PM ET

The Eleventh US Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling that internet publishers are not required to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, denying the appeal of Access Now, an advocacy group for the blind that had had sued Southwest Airlines seeking a redesign of its internet site.

While Friday's decision was made on mostly procedural grounds, the three-judge panel noted that the questions raised by the lawsuit are significant, and could be further explored in the future by a different case. The Eleventh Circuit's ruling is here [PDF]. CNET News has more.




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