On Fri, 21 Jan 2000, ddunfee.. wrote:

the
> same state, florida, now is bringing the same kind of case but this
> time based on the ada.  they want the court to rule that the ada does
> not apply when sueing the state.  this would mean that as an employee
> that an individual could not sue under the ada.  if a state web site
> was unaccessible, it could not be sued under the ada.  if you wanted
> print material with an alternitive format, nope, the ada would not
> apply.  after the age case, many folk who know of such things said
> that the ada would be next and that it too would fall.  if so, one
> could only sue the state under state law, which varies greatly around
> the country.  in addition to it's other many flaws, the ada was not
> made a constitutional amendent, unlike other civil rights related law.
> if the ada is found not to apply in state cases, the eeo and other
> such federal protection laws will surely be next.
Dan,

It is important to protect the ADA, but there is a backup plan.  A few
weeks ago, guidelines for Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act were
distributed on this list.  Section 504 applies to all organizations
receiving federal funds.  nearly all government agencies receive federal
funds and the requirements for communication access are nearly identical
to those in the ADA.  It is also possible to bring a private lawsuit for a
Section 504 violation.

kelly


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