What Is Structured Negotiation and What Does it Mean for Your Business?
Published on June 21, 2017 at 3:27 pm
What is Structured Negotiation?
How does Structured Negotiation work?
Structured Negotiation is a win-win situation.
The American Disability Act and The Rehabilitation Act both require effective communication for people who are visually disabled. The Effective Communication rule means that organizations must provide equal access to all printed materials, documents and forms. In order for communication to be effective it must be provided in a format that meets the needs of the individual with the visual impairment or blindness. Providing braille, large print and/or audio version of all printed materials is an organization’s first-line of defense in meeting federal accessibility laws.
What is Structured Negotiation?
The practice of Structured Negotiation was coined by two attorneys, Lainey Feingold and Linda Dardarian, both practicing Disability Rights Law in the blind community for over 20-years. If a company is accused of being out of compliance with federal accessibility guidelines, the plaintiff can choose to enter into “Structured Negotiations” as an alternative to filing a lawsuit. All parties involved would need to agree to forgo the court system.
In a Structured Negotiation, the [...]