• Ken27238@vlemmy.net
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    1 year ago

    Can’t wait for the ADA lawsuit to hit.

    Those lawyers are probably itching to start.

    • SilentStorms@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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      1 year ago

      I don’t know about “itching.” From what I’ve read whether websites like reddit are subject to the ADA is debatable. Is there even a precident for something like this?

    • raz0rf0x@pawb.social
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      1 year ago

      I was about the question how the ADA would apply to websites but then I bothered to check. I am surprised at how broadly the DoJ applies the “businesses open to the public” definition.

      I think this is a good thing but I wonder at what threshold do they enforce this. If I decide to self-host some wiki on the most esoteric lore behind the game of Lemmings for my audience of six people, can I be fined and/or forced to shut down because my website doesn’t adhere to the ADA guidelines for website accessibility? Because I’m an untalented hack who can barely stand up an instance of WordPress I am not allowed to publicly present anything on the internet?

      I’m sure there is nuance to this but I couldn’t find it. I’m not being hyperbolic either, I’m genuinely curious. I feel like this is the cops shutting down a 10 year old’s lemonade stand because they don’t have a license or health certificate. (Shaky analogy but you know what I’m driving at.)

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        1 year ago

        If none of the 6 users are blind or been asking for accommodations, I think you’re good. But the blind community literally put Reddit on notice that, if 3rd party apps are forced to shutter and the official app doesn’t have accommodations, then the blind won’t be able to continue to use the site.

        This seems like a cut and dried case to me. Reddit should not have forced out the 3PA until they had a plan to handle the disabled users. Instead, they figuratively gave the blind the finger and went ahead full speed, KNOWING (because the blind users had already put them on notice) that Reddit was going to be unusable for this group. This seems like textbook discrimination.

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        1 year ago

        A wiki on the esoteric lore of Lemmings isn’t a business.

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          1 year ago

          It is if your audience of 6 each pays you $1500 a month.

      • Boz (he/him)@lemmy.one
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        1 year ago

        Not a lawyer, but your six-person site might be protected because it’s so small. There are some laws that have to be enforced no matter how small the violation, but the penalty might be proportional to the size of violation, but there are also laws where the case just gets thrown out if no one is actually harmed. I don’t know which it is in this case, but either way, I suspect no one bothers picking a legal fight super-tiny sites unless they have personal beef with the owner.

    • phario@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Maybe I’m being an idiot but to what are private companies requires to support blind people or people with disabilities?

      Or is this an issue with employment? So Reddit employs these people and are hence required to ensure that their disability needs are met.

      What would the lawsuit be about?

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        1 year ago

        Not American but my understanding is ADA says that physical businesses have to provide accessibility accomodations for disabled customers. I don’t think I’ve ever heard any precedent for it being applied to wholly online businesses though