A suit against America Online could have widespread ramifications in the online industry and for a variety of other service-based businesses, lawyers say. The suit puts squarely before a federal court the question of whether an Internet-based service is a public accommodation and therefore, under the ADA, is required to provide access to people with disabilities. "It's a 500-pound gorilla that party-goers can't ignore," said Robert A. Naeve, a labor and employment partner at Morrison & Foerster.
November 15, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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A suit against America Online, filed by the National Federation for the Blind, could have widespread ramifications in the online industry and for a variety of other service-based businesses, lawyers say.
The suit puts squarely before a federal court the question of whether an Internet-based service is a public accommodation and therefore, under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, is required to provide access to people with disabilities.
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