How the ADA Impacts Online Video Accessibility
This ebook examines the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) through the lens of online video accessibility.
Topics include:
- ADA overview and legislative history
- Landmark cases supporting captioning and audio description
- Online video accessibility standards and best practices
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Excerpt
Does the ADA Apply to Online-Only Businesses?
In the past, a “place of public accommodation” was defined as a physical construction whose operation affects the global market.
Before the internet became ubiquitous, it was assumed that the ADA applied only to physical structures, which excluded online-only businesses from ADA coverage.
However, recent lawsuits against private companies for inaccessible digital operations have broadened this definition and set precedents with crucial effects for online-only businesses–including ones that use video content.