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Lawsuits claim Muhlenberg, ESU websites lack access for the blind
By Peter Hall
Of The Morning Call |
Nov 21, 2018 at 6:50 PM
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In a federal lawsuit, a New York man claims the websites for Muhlenberg college and East Stroudsburg University, among others, are not complying with federal law. (Laurence Dutton/The Image Bank / Getty Images)
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Poorly designed websites can be more than frustrating, they can break the law, a legally blind New York man claims in lawsuits against Muhlenberg College, East Stroudsburg University and about 40 other schools in the mid-Atlantic.
Lawsuits filed in federal court in Manhattan last week on behalf of Jason Camacho claim the institutions’ websites do not comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act because they’re not properly designed for the visually impaired to use.
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The suits allege [...]