Lakeland pulls pages from website over ADA compliance
Sara-Megan Walsh @SaraWalshFL
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Mar 31, 2019 at 11:00 AM
Mar 31, 2019 at 11:00 AM
Last month, Flagler County agreed to pay more than $15,000 to settle a lawsuit filed in October that its website violated the ADA because it was inaccessible to people who are visually impaired.
LAKELAND — Lakeland officials have removed sections of the city’s website after receiving a complaint it’s not fully accessible to individuals with handicaps.
Timothy McCausland, city attorney, informed commissioners that pages have been temporarily taken down from the city’s website, as well as the sites for some of the city’s departments, over concerns the information as presented may not be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
“What generated this interest was the potential for particular ADA crusaders, I guess is the best word, that were visiting local governments around Central Florida and putting them on notice of requesting accommodations,” he said.
Last month, Flagler County agreed to pay more than $15,000 to settle a lawsuit filed in October that its website violated the ADA because it was inaccessible to people who are visually impaired, according to The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
McCausland [...]