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Judge Rules That Inaccessible Website Violates ADA
October 15, 2002
A federal judge ruled that the Atlanta mass transit agency violated the ADA
by constructing a website that was inaccessible for people with visual
disabilities. This is one of the first cases to decide that the ADA requires
online access for people with disabilities.
This decision came as part of a court order in a class action lawsuit filed
by Atlanta-area people with disabilities against the Metropolitan Atlanta
Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). The plaintiffs in this case complained
about numerous problems they experienced with accessibility in MARTA,
including difficulties in obtaining schedule and route information in an
accessible format. This information is available on the MARTA website, but
people with disabilities had to rely on cumbersome Braille schedules or
through MARTA's telephone service.
MARTA staff testified that the MARTA website (http://www.itsmarta.com/) is
not yet accessible for people with visual impairments. Since June 2002,
MARTA has been working to improve the accessibility of its Internet site,
but people who use screen readers to access the site still cannot get
complete access to schedule and route information.
Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. stated in his order that "MARTA can do a better
job of making information available in accessible formats." The judge stated
that although MARTA did provide information to people with visual
impairments over the telephone, this service was not equivalent to that
provided over the Internet to non-disabled passengers. Although MARTA is
attempting to correct accessibility issues on its Internet site, Judge
Thrash found that "MARTA must deliver on its promises". "Until these
deficiencies are corrected," the judge stated, "MARTA is violating the ADA."
The judge ordered MARTA and the plaintiffs to work together to fashion a
court order to remedy the violations of the ADA, including the accessibility
of the MARTA website, but did not order MARTA to make any specific changes
to its website. The court's order can be found in Adobe PDF at
http://www.gand.uscourts.gov/documents/1001cv3255T WTinj.pdf.
The following summary was prepared by the Southeast DBTAC and has not been
reviewed by any enforcement agency. The Southeast is authorized by the
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) to
provide information, materials, and technical assistance to individuals and
entities that are covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) under
grant number H133D010207. However, you should be aware that NIDRR is not
responsible for enforcement of the ADA The information, materials, and/or
technical assistance are intended solely as informal guidance, and are
neither a determination of your legal rights or responsibilities under the
act, nor binding on any agency with enforcement responsibility under the
ADA.
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Judge Rules That Inaccessible Website Violates ADA October 15, 2002
A federal judge ruled that the Atlanta mass transit agency violated the ADA by constructing a website that was inaccessible for people with visual disabilities. This is one of the first cases to decide that the ADA requires online access for people with disabilities.
This decision came as part of a court order in a class action lawsuit filed by Atlanta-area people with disabilities against the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). The plaintiffs in this case complained about numerous problems they experienced with accessibility in MARTA, including difficulties in obtaining schedule and route information in an accessible format. This information is available on the MARTA website, but people with disabilities had to rely on cumbersome Braille schedules or through MARTA's telephone service.
MARTA staff testified that the MARTA website (http://www.itsmarta.com/) is not yet accessible for people with visual impairments. Since June 2002, MARTA has been working to improve the accessibility of its Internet site, but people who use screen readers to access the site still cannot get complete access to schedule and route information.
Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. stated in his order that "MARTA can do a better job of making information available in accessible formats." The judge stated that although MARTA did provide information to people with visual impairments over the telephone, this service was not equivalent to that provided over the Internet to non-disabled passengers. Although MARTA is attempting to correct accessibility issues on its Internet site, Judge Thrash found that "MARTA must deliver on its promises". "Until these deficiencies are corrected," the judge stated, "MARTA is violating the ADA."
The judge ordered MARTA and the plaintiffs to work together to fashion a court order to remedy the violations of the ADA, including the accessibility of the MARTA website, but did not order MARTA to make any specific changes to its website. The court's order can be found in Adobe PDF at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov/documents/1001cv3255T WTinj.pdf.
The following summary was prepared by the Southeast DBTAC and has not been reviewed by any enforcement agency. The Southeast is authorized by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) to provide information, materials, and technical assistance to individuals and entities that are covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) under grant number H133D010207. However, you should be aware that NIDRR is not responsible for enforcement of the ADA The information, materials, and/or technical assistance are intended solely as informal guidance, and are neither a determination of your legal rights or responsibilities under the act, nor binding on any agency with enforcement responsibility under the ADA.