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  • Mon Sep 27 2004 Disabilities Act doesn't cover Web, court says

    Judges dismiss case largely on procedural grounds, but say "significant" legal questions about larger issue remain.

    Posted by Declan McCullagh

  • Mon Oct 21 2002 Judge: Disabilities Act doesn't cover Web

    update A federal judge says Southwest Airlines doesn't have to make its site more accessible to the blind. The Americans with Disabilities Act, she says, doesn't apply to virtual space.

    Posted by Declan McCullagh

  • Thu Jul 11 1996 Telecom Act requires aid for disabled

    Little-known rules require firms to make computer technology accessible to the disabled.

    Posted by Rose Aguilar

  • Wed Nov 3 1999 Child protection act back in court

    An appeals court in Philadelphia will hear arguments tomorrow in a challenge to a federal law aimed at reining in online pornography.

    Posted by Evan Hansen

  • Fri Aug 2 2002 Software licensing act amended

    A group of legal experts modifies a proposed overhaul of state laws governing software licensing to address widespread concern about consumer rights.

    Posted by Alorie Gilbert

  • Mon Dec 14 2009 Web accessibility no longer an afterthought

    Thanks to the work of Internet accessibility advocates, the world's move to the Web is more and more available to those with disabilities.

    Posted by Tom Krazit

  • Sat Dec 1 2001 Macromedia to aid the disabled online

    The software developer plans to launch a new product that helps designers and developers create Web content accessible to everyone--particularly those with disabilities.

    Posted by Gwendolyn Mariano

  • Wed Dec 16 2009 Keeping Uncle Sam from spying on citizens

    As Center for Democracy and Technology lawyer, Greg Nojeim works to keep government from using national security as excuse to violate citizens' online privacy.

    Posted by Elinor Mills

  • Wed Nov 2 2005 ACLU challenges Patriot Act

    ACLU asks judges to uphold lower court rulings that would eliminate gag provisions on "secret" FBI requests for information.

    Posted by Declan McCullagh and Marguerite Reardon

  • Thu May 1 2008 Democrat wants to require disability-friendly Internet phones, video

    Rep. Edward Markey is drafting legislation that would extend closed captioning and other rules for traditional TVs and telephones to their Internet-enabled counterparts.

    Posted by Anne Broache

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