First lawsuits over disabled access to websites make their way to Minnesota – Twin Cities
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First lawsuits over disabled access to websites make their way to Minnesota
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By Tad Vezner | tvezner@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press
PUBLISHED: October 7, 2018 at 5:00 a.m. | UPDATED: October 7, 2018 at 9:43 p.m.
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 [...]
