Lainey Feingold

@LFLegal
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Disability rights lawyer, author and speaker. Digital accessibility since 1995. #A11y always. Legal Rebel (says the American Bar Association) Find me (still) on Twitter at @LFLegal, on LinkedIn as the only Lainey Feingold, on my website at https://www.lflegal.com/ My profile image is two playful dolphins. Advocating for access? Be a dolphin, not a shark. She/her. Nothing I say is legal advice. Background image is my book: Structured Negotiation, a Winning Alternative to Lawsuits (2d ed. 2021)
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Captioned recording (w ASL) of my #CSUNATC US digital #accessibility legal update talk. Trying to find the balance between risks and hope in this terrible time in the United States. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fQyWH3DiD9s #a11y #disability #law
Featured Presentation: Digital Accessibility Legal Update: US

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Now I’m grieving. Soon(ish) it’s back to the work of #accessibility and inclusion.

Here’s what I wrote the day after the U.S. election: https://www.lflegal.com/2024/11/harris-defeat/.

Today We Grieve

So many swirling emotions today. November 6, 2024. The day after the United States elected its first felon, a man who is transparent and loud in his cruelty, racism, and disdain for women and their bodies. A man who sees nothing wrong with mocking disabled people. Who praises and advances polici

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Also recently updated my article about Project 2025 and its impact on disabled people. New content in the updates linked right after the plain language summary. https://www.lflegal.com/2024/07/project-2025/. #HarrisWalz #Project2025
Project 2025 and the Threat to Disabled People

Project 2025 is a blueprint for a conservative overhaul of the United States government. It offers a frightening, dystopian vision of an America where people are deprived of rights, benefits, and values we have grown accustomed to. And it's on track to become a reality if Donald Trump is elected pre

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I’ve recently updated my Global Digital #Accessibility Law and policy page. I welcome feedback, corrections, more updates included new countries. https://www.lflegal.com/global-law-and-policy/ #a11y #EuropeanAccessibilityAct #disability
Global Law and Policy

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

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My favorite slide from #parisweb this year. Thanks @LFLegal
@julienw Nan sinon la blague ne marche pas.

And I updated my post “#accessiBe Will Get You Sued” with an embedded version of the Sherwin class action complaint.

Anchor link:
https://adrianroselli.com/2020/06/accessibe-will-get-you-sued.html#Sherwin

#a11y #accessibility #overlays

new! Overlay company AccessiBe got sued by a small business for unfair business practices. The small NY business had used the overlay for almost 2 years and was still hit with a web access lawsuit.

The legal complaint tells a compelling story. It’s linked in my article: https://www.lflegal.com/2024/07/accessibe-class-action/

#accessibility

New Class Action Lawsuit against AccessiBe

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

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I wrote about #Project2025 (the frightening blueprint for a Trump presidency) and its impact on #disabled people, #disability rights, and digital #accessibility. Feedback always welcomed. https://www.lflegal.com/2024/07/project-2025/
Project 2025 and the Threat to Disabled People

Project 2025 is a blueprint for a conservative overhaul of the United States government. It offers a frightening, dystopian vision of an America where people are deprived of rights, benefits, and values we have grown accustomed to. And it's on track to become a reality if Donald Trump is elected pre

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"Adrian you are a hero."
True words spoken by @rianrietveld at #WCEU about @aardrian and his fight against accessibility overlays.