Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides that
No individual shall be discriminated against on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages or accommodations of any place of public accommodation by any person who owns, leases (or leases to), or operates a place of public accommodation.
42 U.S.C. Section 12182(a). What about a website? Is that a “place of public accommodation”? The answer to that question could make a big difference in determining whether your business faces legal risks and whether you can protect against those risks with insurance. A recent decision out of the Ninth Circuit highlights the split in United States jurisdictions about whether a website is subject to the prohibitions against discrimination found in the ADA.
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