9th Circuit Rules Netflix Isn't Subject To Disability Law

An anonymous reader writes with news that the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has ruled that Netflix doesn't have to caption their videos. "A federal appeals court ruled (PDF) yesterday that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) doesn't apply to Netflix, since the online video provider is 'not connected to any actual, physical place.' Donald Cullen sued Netflix in March 2011, attempting to kick off a class-action lawsuit on behalf of disabled people who didn't have full use of the videos because they aren't all captioned. A district court judge threw out his lawsuit in 2013, and yesterday's ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upholds that decision. The decision is 'unpublished,' meaning it isn't intended to be used as precedent in other cases. However, it certainly doesn't bode well for any plaintiff thinking about filing a similar case in the 9th Circuit, which covers most of the Western US."

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[Karmashock]

It all stems from that, sport. The moral and ethical basis of the law is that you have to make everything in such a way that the most disabled people can use them with little effort no matter how expensive or unreasonable that is for you.

You say you can't fix nature? You don't have to zone homes or businesses on those hills either do you? Tear it down and let it go back to nature. Or completely rip the streets up and put zig zag ramps up the sides of the hills.

How about that? And while you're telling me that's really expensive, how is that different for the small business that has to go through a major remodel to get into compliance? Tear up the front of the building. Tear up the bath rooms. Make sure all the tables have access for a wheel chair, etc.

It is the same thing. Only the city doesn't have to do it... just the businesses. Typical isn't it? The government passing rules it doesn't have to obey itself.

Riddle me this, what if those were private roads on those hills, want to guess whether the ADA would apply then? Bet you it would.

Which tells you all you need to know about that.

I'll tell you again, being disabled is hard. It limits what you can do and it often means you need help. Yes. But that doesn't mean you're entitled to force me to do a damn thing for you if I am not so inclined. That is your hardship and not mine.

And while I will do my best to be reasonable on the subject, that is for me to determine and not some fucking federal agency. Let us say that I an give you a 6 feet for ever 1 foot of rise instead of 12. Is that going to ruin your grandmother's life? I doubt it. Any fellow on a wheel chair should be able to handle 6 feet for every 1 foot of rise. Not a big deal.

Totally illegal under the ADA of course. They say 12 feet for every one foot of rise. So if I have a four foot set of stairs... you want 4 x 12 = 48 feet of ramp. Anyone that thinks that is reasonable can go fuck themselves with a broom.