Assistive Technology Lawsuits to Watch
As 2011 has come to a close and 2012 has just begun, TAP would like to share some highlights of a year that included several important and interesting AT-related lawsuits worth watching. The outcomes of these lawsuits could have a big impact on assistive technology users in the years to come!
August 2011: The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) filed a lawsuit against the internet-based movie rental company Netflix in a Massachusetts District Court. The lawsuit alleged that Netflix violated deaf persons’ rights under the Americans With Disabilities Act by failing to provide closed captioning for most of the streaming video that Netflix makes available on its site. More about the lawsuit here: http://www.nad.org/news/2011/6/nad-files-disability-civil-rights-lawsuit-against-netflix
