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malaise

(269,054 posts) Mon Oct 7, 2019, 09:51 AM Oct 2019

Supreme Court hands victory to blind man who sued Domino's over site accessibility

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/07/dominos-supreme-court.html
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The case was originally brought by a blind man named Guillermo Robles, who sued the pizza chain after he was unable to order food on Domino’s website and mobile app despite using screen-reading software.

Attorneys for Robles argued in court papers that the Americans with Disabilities Act requires businesses with physical locations to make their websites and other online platforms accessible to those with disabilities.

After Robles was successful before the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Domino’s urged the Supreme Court to take up the case.

Attorneys for Domino’s, backed by a range of business groups, argue that the ADA does not apply to online platforms that were not envisioned when the law was passed in 1990. And, they say, no clear rules exist for how to make their platforms properly accessible.
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Fuck the greedy MoFos -don't give them your money = this is a great win for persons with disabilities.

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Supreme Court hands victory to blind man who sued Domino's over site accessibility (Original Post) malaise Oct 2019 OP

Low vision and total blindness are barely on business' DeminPennswoods Oct 2019 #1

Domino's is lying tomjury Oct 2019 #2

Thanks for a great post malaise Oct 2019 #3

Thanks for your great work. The ADA was a long time coming and has a way to go. littlemissmartypants Oct 2019 #4

Welcome to the DU. fleabiscuit Oct 2019 #5

Thanks so much for weighing in and welcome to DU! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2019 #6

So what was causing the site to not work for this person exactly? cstanleytech Oct 2019 #7

Never should have gone all the way to the Supremes maxsolomon Oct 2019 #8

I wonder what the cost of fighting this was compared to just fixing their website. NYC Liberal Oct 2019 #9

they got deep-pocket help, no doubt maxsolomon Oct 2019 #11

So true malaise Oct 2019 #10

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)

1. Low vision and total blindness are barely on business'

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 10:04 AM

Oct 2019

radar as far as accessibility.

tomjury

(1 post)

2. Domino's is lying

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 10:56 AM

Oct 2019

I worked for a government contractor who built websites for several federal agencies in the early 2000's.
We were required to make those sites accessible per the ADA rules if we wanted the contract.

The rules exist, are published, and widely understood.

Plus, it's not that hard to make an online application accessible. I don't know why Domino's wouldn't just do it as standard practice, let alone why they would fight this in court.

Also, you can see that this upsets me, to the point that I registered for this forum after several years of just lurking.

malaise

(269,054 posts)

3. Thanks for a great post

Reply to tomjury (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 10:57 AM

Oct 2019

and welcome to DU tomjury

littlemissmartypants

(22,692 posts)

4. Thanks for your great work. The ADA was a long time coming and has a way to go.

Reply to tomjury (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 02:08 PM

Oct 2019

Glad to see that you did your part.
Welcome to DU! ❤

fleabiscuit

(4,542 posts)

5. Welcome to the DU.

Reply to tomjury (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 04:13 PM

Oct 2019

Rhiannon12866

(205,506 posts)

6. Thanks so much for weighing in and welcome to DU!

Reply to tomjury (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 04:43 PM

Oct 2019

We're glad you decided to join us!

cstanleytech

(26,295 posts)

7. So what was causing the site to not work for this person exactly?

Reply to tomjury (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 04:46 PM

Oct 2019

Or perhaps I should phrase it as "what was most likely causing it".

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)

8. Never should have gone all the way to the Supremes

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 05:01 PM

Oct 2019

What a waste of their time, "range of business groups". Just suck it up and make your sites accessible. Do the right goddamn thing.

We're trying to impeach a Mobster here!

NYC Liberal

(20,136 posts)

9. I wonder what the cost of fighting this was compared to just fixing their website.

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 05:06 PM

Oct 2019

Unbelievable.

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)

11. they got deep-pocket help, no doubt

Reply to NYC Liberal (Reply #9)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 05:09 PM

Oct 2019

from a "range of business groups" who want to nip "ADA creep" into the virtual world.

as an architect who's constantly struggling w/ ADA's impact on building & site costs, I kind of get their point.

malaise

(269,054 posts)

10. So true

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 05:07 PM

Oct 2019

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