http://lflegal.com Disability Rights Legal Advocacy Thu, 01 May 2008 05:56:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 en http://lflegal.com/2008/05/rite-aid-press-release/ http://lflegal.com/2008/05/rite-aid-press-release/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 05:53:21 +0000 Lainey Feingold News and Articles Settlement Agreement Press Releases http://lflegal.com/2008/05/rite-aid-press-release/ RITE AID’S WEB SITE AND POINT OF SALE IMPROVEMENTS PRAISED BY BLIND COMMUNITY LEADERS Camp Hill, PA (May 1, 2008)-- In a move praised by state and national blindness organizations, Rite Aid (NYSE:RAD) today announced it has undertaken a nationwide initiative that will benefit Rite Aid customers with visual impairments and other disabilities. As part of the program, Rite Aid has made enhancements to its Web site and has begun installing new point of sale equipment with tactile keypads to protect the privacy and security of all shoppers who have difficulty entering numbers on a flat screen. ]]> http://lflegal.com/2008/05/rite-aid-press-release/feed/ http://lflegal.com/2008/04/rite-aid-web-agreement/ http://lflegal.com/2008/04/rite-aid-web-agreement/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:05:32 +0000 Lainey Feingold Settlement Agreements Web Accessibility Settlements http://lflegal.com/2008/04/rite-aid-web-agreement/ The Rite Aid Web Accessibility Agreement was negotiated by Lainey Feingold and co-counsel Linda Dardarian using Structured Negotiations on behalf of the American Council of the Blind (ACB), the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), and the California Council of the Blind (CCB). In this agreement, Rite Aid committed to upgrade its website to comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) promulgated by the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) of the World Wide Web Consortium. The agreement specifically states that if there is a visual "Captcha" on the Rite Aid web site, there will also be an alternative security measure that is equally effective and usable by blind and visually-impaired users. At the time this web accessibility agreement was negotiated, these parties also negotiated a Rite Aid Point of Sale Agreement to ensure that devices in over 5,000 Rite Aid stores have tactile keypads so that a blind customer can independently enter his or her PIN. ]]> http://lflegal.com/2008/04/rite-aid-web-agreement/feed/ http://lflegal.com/2008/04/rite-aid-pos-agreement/ http://lflegal.com/2008/04/rite-aid-pos-agreement/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:32:15 +0000 Lainey Feingold Settlement Agreements Point of Sale Settlements http://lflegal.com/2008/04/rite-aid-pos-agreement/ The Rite Aid Point of Sale (POS) Agreement was negotiated by Lainey Feingold and co-counsel Linda Dardarian using Structured Negotiations on behalf of the American Council of the Blind (ACB), the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), and the California Council of the Blind (CCB). In this agreement, Rite Aid has ensured that all of its 5000 stores across the United States will have tactile point of sale devices so that blind and visually impaired customers can independently enter their PIN and other confidential information. At the time this tactile point of sale agreement was negotiated, these parties also negotiated the Rite Aid Web Accessibility Agreement to ensure that riteaid.com is accessible to and usable by all customers in accordance with guidelines promulgated by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web consortium. ]]> http://lflegal.com/2008/04/rite-aid-pos-agreement/feed/ http://lflegal.com/2008/04/credit-report-press-release/ http://lflegal.com/2008/04/credit-report-press-release/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:56:51 +0000 Lainey Feingold News and Articles Settlement Agreement Press Releases http://lflegal.com/2008/04/credit-report-press-release/ National Credit Reporting Companies, Blind Community, Announce Landmark Initiative to Provide Accessible Online Credit Reports Braille and Other Formats also to be Made Available Washington, D.C. (April 23, 2008) – The nation’s three major consumer credit reporting companies today unveiled a comprehensive program to provide improved access to important credit information for people who are blind or visually impaired. The initiative, crafted with the American Council of the Blind, its California affiliate and several individual members of the blind community, will help protect the credit information of individuals who cannot read a standard print credit report. ]]> http://lflegal.com/2008/04/credit-report-press-release/feed/ http://lflegal.com/2008/04/credit-report-agreement/ http://lflegal.com/2008/04/credit-report-agreement/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:34:06 +0000 Lainey Feingold Settlement Agreements Alternative Format Settlements Web Accessibility Settlements http://lflegal.com/2008/04/credit-report-agreement/ The accessible credit reports agreement was negotiated by Lainey Feingold and Linda Dardarian on behalf of the American Council of the Blind, the California Council of the Blind and blind individuals Paul Parravano, Lucy Greco and Lori Gray. In the Agreement, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion agreed to provide credit reports that are accessible to people who are blind and visually impaired. On-line reports will meet standards established by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium, and credit reports will be made available in Braille, Large Print, and on audio CD.]]> http://lflegal.com/2008/04/credit-report-agreement/feed/ http://lflegal.com/2008/04/john-slatin/ http://lflegal.com/2008/04/john-slatin/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:28:28 +0000 Lainey Feingold News and Articles http://lflegal.com/2008/04/john-slatin/ John's obituary in the Austin American-Statesman, one of John's graduate students was quoted as saying "It was striking that even after blindness and leukemia, he was still happy." John's kindness and contributions to the field of web accessibility have motivated John's friends and colleagues to develop The John Slatin Fund Accessibility Project to match accessibility experts with firms and companies that would like a brief review of their site for accessibility. In return, the site owner is asked to contribute a minimum of $500 to The John Slatin Fund. ]]> http://lflegal.com/2008/04/john-slatin/feed/ http://lflegal.com/2008/03/afb-award/ http://lflegal.com/2008/03/afb-award/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:37:02 +0000 Lainey Feingold News and Articles http://lflegal.com/2008/03/afb-award/ Lainey and co-counsel Linda Dardarian are being honored on April 4 at the 2008 National Conference of the the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB). Lainey and Linda will receive one of AFB's three 2008 Access Awards for their pioneering work in resolving complex accessible technology claims without litigation. Technology developers Serotek and Code Factory will also receive Access Awards, and Anita Aaron, Executive Director of the San Francisco LightHouse will receive the organization's Gallagher Award. ]]> http://lflegal.com/2008/03/afb-award/feed/ http://lflegal.com/2008/03/7-eleven-pos-press/ http://lflegal.com/2008/03/7-eleven-pos-press/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:01:47 +0000 Lainey Feingold News and Articles Settlement Agreement Press Releases http://lflegal.com/2008/03/7-eleven-pos-press/ The 7-Eleven Point of Sale (POS) press release is being issued as a result of a settlement agreement negotiated by Lainey and Linda Dardarian using Structured Negotiations on behalf of the American Council of the Blind, the American Foundation for the Blind, and the California Council of the Blind. In the Agreement, 7-Eleven agreed to install tactile point of sale devices at all its stores in the United States. The full 7-Eleven POS Settlement Agreement is posted in the Point of Sale Settlements category where you can also find agreements on this issue reached with other national retailers. ]]> http://lflegal.com/2008/03/7-eleven-pos-press/feed/ http://lflegal.com/2007/10/7-eleven-pos-agreement/ http://lflegal.com/2007/10/7-eleven-pos-agreement/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:48:41 +0000 Lainey Feingold Settlement Agreements Point of Sale Settlements http://lflegal.com/2007/10/7-eleven-pos-agreement/ The 7-Eleven Point of Sale Agreement was negotiated by Lainey and Linda Dardarian using Structured Negotiations on behalf of the American Council of the Blind, the American Foundation for the Blind, and the California Council of the Blind. In the Agreement, 7-Eleven agreed to install tactile point of sale devices at all its stores in the United States. ]]> http://lflegal.com/2007/10/7-eleven-pos-agreement/feed/