Lainey’s Introduction As the republican attacks on rights, benefits and democracy continue in the United States, resistance takes many forms. One problem in the country right now is that main stream media normalizes trump and republican activity, as if we are not creeping toward fascism with every act of cruelty. I believe that any action,…| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
Sassy Outwater-Wright died on July 12, 2025 of cancer. She was the self-described Tumor Killer Girl in her fierce, honest, and often heart wrenching writing about the disease that ultimately took her life. As she said during a 2022 public radio interview “My superhero name is Tumor Killer Girl.| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
[Editor's Note: This article is reprinted with the author's permission from the July-August 2024 edition of the "We Count Recount," the bi-monthly newsletter of We Count. We Count is a project of the Inclusive Design Research Centre (IDRC) at OCAD University in Toronto. IDRC is "an open global| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
The legal framework gives us permission to dream what is possible. Lizzie Kiama (Kenya) at Microsoft Ability Summit 2021 Welcome to LFLegal's Digital Accessibility Global Law and Policy page. The content of this page illustrates two things I often say: Accessibility is global The global acc| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
Tomorrow, June 28, 2025 is the implementation date for the European Accessibility Act and the laws of 27 EU member states making it a reality. These laws are poised to fundamentally advance digital accessibility across the European Union (EU) and beyond. I wouldn't be LFLegal if I didn't have a| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
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My book, Structured Negotiation, a Winning Alternative to Lawsuits (2d ed 2021) is now available in Spanish thanks to translation done by The Collaborative Law Association of the Basque Country (Asociación de Derecho Colaborativo de Euskadi). The Spanish edition is titled Negociación Estructurada: Una alternativa ganadora a los Tribunales. It will be officially announced on…| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
Lainey's introduction On April 17, 2025 I joined 60 people in Tokyo for their monthly digital accessibility MeetUp, A11y Tokyo. (A-eleven-Y is short for accessibility because there are 11 letters between the A and the Y.) Meeting accessibility champions in Tokyo, sharing what's happening| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
For over forty years the United States has had regulations that say new buildings must be accessible to people with disabilities if the building is built by an organization that receives federal funds. Now the trump administration is taking the first steps to undo this long history of access in the built environment. Jump to:…| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
On September 28, 2022 the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act was introduced in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. (This is called "bicameral legislation" because the same proposed bill was introduced in both parts (Senate and House ) of th| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
On April 12, 2025 the top story on the Palo Alto (California) online news site was "Silicon Valley Crosswalk Buttons Apparently Hacked to Imitate Musk, Zuckerberg Voices" It told the story, covered by other media too, of how someone hacked into audible pedestrian signals so they broadcast messages| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
On March 13, 2025 I offered the United States digital accessibility legal update as a featured presentation at the 40th annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference in Anaheim California. I began attending the conference 25 years ago, and this year was one of many times I'd given the legal update.| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
This article is written by Eve Hill, one of the leading disability rights lawyers and digital accessibility legal specialists in the United States. (More about Eve at the end of this article.) Eve shares information about a lawsuit her law firm recently filed against a United States public universit| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
The unemployment rate for people with disabilities in the United States is at an unacceptable high rate. As the US Bureau of Labor Statistics stated in a February 2022 informational release: "Across all educational attainment groups, unemployment rates for persons with a disability were higher than| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
I was glad to learn that a lawsuit was filed in federal court challenging two Executive Orders published shortly after trump became president. These sweeping (and unlawful) executive orders attack diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) from many angles. I was also glad to see that| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
The deadline for state and local governments in the United States to meet the 2024 rule about web and mobile accessibility are coming up in 2026 and 2027, depending on the size of the government agency. I illustrated this article with an image of an hour glass to represent the idea that time is runn| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
February 13, 2025 brought welcome news in the ongoing resistance to the federal executive orders attacking diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. The Multi-State Guidance Concerning Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Employment Initiatives is a breath of fresh air (like the f| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
Another class action lawsuit has been filed by a small business that purchased an overlay monthly subscription, yet still got hit with a lawsuit claiming its website was not accessible. This suit against UserWay by a small online florist, described below, is similar in scope to the class action laws| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
[UPDATE: The Winn-Dixie case is currently on appeal to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeal] On June 13, a judge in the federal District Court in South Florida made history. That history came in the form of a court order in a lawsuit filed by blind Florida resident Juan Carlos Gil against regional groc| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
Below I share a blog post written by Eve Hill, one of the best disability rights lawyers and digital accessibility legal specialists in the United States. (More about Eve at the end of this article.) Eve shares her thoughts about one of last week's most distressing Executive Orders. The one designed| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
The first week of the new republican administration was frightening and disorienting for all of us who believe in civil and human rights, justice, equality, fairness and more. This guest article is written by Eve Hill, a disability rights and digital accessibility lawyer, about actions taken on day| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
The new year brought weclomed digital accessibility news from the United States Federal Trade Commission, known as the FTC. The FTC is a federal (national) government agency whose mission is "protecting the public from deceptive or unfair business practices and from unfair methods of competition."| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
Hope, Joy, and a Joy Plan Ever since the disastrous 2024 US presidential election I've been thinking about hope and joy. But not the happy, smiling, confident, elation kind. If you know me or read my writings, you know I am generally an optimistic, hopeful person. Helen Keller's quote that "n| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
Available Now in English and Spanish! the 2nd edition of Structured Negotiation A Winning Alternative to Lawsuits by Lainey Feingold Forewords by Haben Girma (U.S.) and Susana Sucunza (Spain) Read a summary of this page. Structured Negotiation, A Winning Alternat| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
In less than two months, four different federal judges have said "Yes" to website accessibility. These cases, from Florida and New York, are a wake-up call to every business in the United States that serves the public: If you have a website, make it accessible so everyone can use it, including dis| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
I'm always looking for ways to talk about digital inclusion without reference to legal hammers. This post gathers some yummy analogies for accessibility that can be used to raise awareness and help develop skills. Think blueberry muffins, curry and peanut butter.| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
The Citibank national Talking ATM agreement expanded on the first agreement with that bank by setting forth Citibank’s commitment to install Talking ATMs at all of its United States branch locations. The agreement was negotiated using Structured Negotiations, by Lainey and co-counsel Linda Dardarian| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
On June 24, 2024 Tribeca Skin Care, a small skin care dermatology practice in New York City, filed a class action lawsuit against overlay company AccessiBe. Relying on AccessiBe's promises about accessibility and ADA compliance, Tribeca purchased a 1-year subscription to AccessiBe’s "AccessWidget" a| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
As a public speaker and writer, I am always looking for good photos for presentations and articles I write on this website. What do I mean by "good"? I look for images that reflect what I'm trying to say, add to the story, amplify the message. And I look for images that don't perpetuate or cont| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
[Latest UpdateJune 28, 2022] Digital accessibility is not just about websites, and the law is taking notice. This post, updated with new developments, highlights cases about kiosk accessibility. I use the term "kiosk" broadly to include tablets and any piece of technology offering services, product| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
[Note: this article was first written in August 2022 when the United States Department of Justice announced its most recent intent to adopt technical accessibility regulations for state and local government websites and mobile applications. Follow along with what has happened since then in the Updat| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
Today is the first time I had to update an article before I posted it. The original article, which you'll find below, is about a planned session at the Zero Project accessibility conference (#ZeroCon) in February. The session was organized by a member of the German chapter of the International Assoc| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
This post originally shared four developments in the legal space about web accessibility overlays. Three are very troubling. One gives hope for stemming the tide of quick-fix "not-solutions" that can actually make websites less usable by people with disabilities. Updates add new content to the origi| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
[UPDATE: On October 7, 2019 the United States Supreme Court announced it would not hear, would not rule on, the Domino's case. On June 13, 2019 Domino’s asked the United States Supreme Court to hear this case and reverse this decision. Read the October 7, 2019 post on this website about the Suprem| Law Office of Lainey Feingold
