If they hadn't fought the case, they would have had to pay attorneys fees
for Access Now.  And attorneys fees tend to be rather high at hundreds of
dollars per hour.  And remember, their site is fairly accessable.

David

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ms. Nan L. Hawthorne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 1:00 PM
Subject: Southwest Airlines case question


> Hello all!
>
> RE: the recent ruling from the 11th Circuit Southern Florida  District
> dismissing the ADA suit Robert Gumpson and Access Now brought against
> Southwest Airlines regarding inaccessibility of their web site.
>
> Can someone help me find out what Southwest says is WHY they don't make
> their site accessible?
>
> The reason they gave for asking the court to dismiss the case was that a
web
> site is not a PLACE and therefore not subject to the ADA.  What I want to
> know is why they chose to spend money fighting the case that they could've
> spent on making the site accessible.  The latter choice makes more sense
> commercially...
>
> Thanks!
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> Nan Hawthorne, Content Developer   [log in to unmask] or
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