RE: Judge rules web sites are not covered by ADA

2002-10-23 Thread Nick McClure
With Millionaire, you have to be fast to even get up there. > -Original Message- > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:jjohnson@;lawyersweekly.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 4:30 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Judge rules web sites are not covered by ADA > >

RE: Judge rules web sites are not covered by ADA

2002-10-23 Thread Phoeun Pha
Re: Judge rules web sites are not covered by ADA Actually, one of the suits was because SPEED was a factor in the phone voting (and subsequently on the final selection challenge to sit in the hot seat), so a person felt discriminated against because they think _slowly_. Which in fact does have

Re: Judge rules web sites are not covered by ADA

2002-10-23 Thread Jerry Johnson
Actually, one of the suits was because SPEED was a factor in the phone voting (and subsequently on the final selection challenge to sit in the hot seat), so a person felt discriminated against because they think _slowly_. Which in fact does have to do with mental ability. Not necessarily with in

Re: Judge rules web sites are not covered by ADA

2002-10-23 Thread Deanna Schneider
*sigh* Phoeun, It had nothing to do with mental ability. They were referring to the fact that in order to get on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" a person had to be able to use the number keys on a phone. So if, for example, you can't move your arms, it's pretty hard to punch numbers, while your bra

RE: Judge rules web sites are not covered by ADA

2002-10-23 Thread Phoeun Pha
o: CF-Community Subject: Re: Judge rules web sites are not covered by ADA it's not done yet.. expect to see this case appealed to the appellate court for review... Undoubtedly, the case has some teeth and the ADA was wrote to be a loose set of law to be interpretted based on changes... per

Re: Judge rules web sites are not covered by ADA

2002-10-23 Thread Paris Lundis
it's not done yet.. expect to see this case appealed to the appellate court for review... Undoubtedly, the case has some teeth and the ADA was wrote to be a loose set of law to be interpretted based on changes... personally, I think companies should have a choice to determine the financial int

RE: Judge rules web sites are not covered by ADA

2002-10-23 Thread Kevin Graeme
The exact opposite ruling was made in Atlanta. http://www.sedbtac.org/ed/whats_new/articles.cfm?id=2520 It's too early to tell where it will end. Either way, it doesn't matter for me. I'm under an organizational policy which mandates 508 for us. -Kevin > -Original Message- > From: jon h

RE: Judge rules web sites are not covered by ADA

2002-10-23 Thread Larry Lyons
I think the judge was reaching for his decision. Its probably going to be overturned. larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: