1. Galleries Face Suits Over Blind Web Access.
- Author
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HARRIS, ELIZABETH A.
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ART museums , *BLIND people , *WEBSITES , *ACTIONS & defenses (Law) , *CIVIL rights , *LAWYERS , *AMERICANS with Disabilities Act of 1990 - Abstract
The article reports on lawsuits against New York City art galleries over the accessibility of websites to blind people. Topics discussed include the view that the suits are either salvos for civil rights or a way for lawyers to scrape the internet for a quick paycheck, background of the two New York lawyers who are suing the galleries, Joseph NH. Mizrahi and Jeffrey M. Gottlieb, and the statement by courts that the Americans With Disabilities Act applies to websites.
- Published
- 2019