Contents

• Featured Organizations in This Episode
• Gil v. Winn Dixie Court Opinion and Legal Background
• Gil v. Winn Dixie News and Legal Analysis
• Gil v. Winn Dixie 2021 Decision
• Gil v. Winn Dixie 2017 Decision
• Web Accessibility Law and Policy
• Publications by Peter Blanck
• Recent Case Law and Policy
• State Agencies/Title II Resources for Digital Access
• Public Accommodations/Title III Resources for Digital Access

Disclaimer Note: The personal opinions expressed by guest speakers in this episode should not be understood as an endorsement by the ADA National Network, the Southeast ADA Center, or Syracuse University.

Featured Organizations in This Episode

• National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
  Baltimore, Maryland
  Phone: 410-659-9314 (voice)
  Email: nfb@nfb.org
  Link: nfb.org
• National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
  Silver Spring, Maryland
  Email: nad.info@nad.org
  Videophone: 301-587-1788 (Purple/ZVRS)  |  301-328-1443 (Sorenson)  |  301-338-6380 (Convo)
  TTY: 301-810-3182
  Fax: 301-587-1791
  Link: nad.org

Gil v. Winn Dixie Court Opinion and Legal Background

• Court Decisions Brief: Gil v. Winn-Dixie (2021)
  Source: Southeast ADA Center
  Link: adasoutheast.org/ada/publications/legal/Gil_v_Winn Dixie.php 
• Gil v. Winn Dixie Stores, Inc., No. 17-13467 (11th Cir. 2021) – [PDF, 67 pages]
  Source: USCourts.gov
  Link: media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201713467.pdf
• Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., No. 17-13467 (11th Cir. 2021)
  Source: Justia US Law
  Link: law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca11/17-13467/17-13467-2021-04-07.html
• Research Brief: Digital Access and Title III of the ADA (2020)
  Source: ADA Knowledge Translation Center, ADA National Network
  Link: adata.org/research_brief/digital-access-and-title-iii-ada

Gil v. Winn Dixie News and Legal Analysis

Gil v. Winn Dixie 2021 Decision

• Eleventh Circuit Says Winn Dixie’s Inaccessible Website Does Not Violate The ADA
  Source: ADA Title III News & Insights, Seyfarth Shaw
  Link: adatitleiii.com/2021/04/eleventh-circuit-says-winn-dixies-inaccessible-website-does-not-violate-the-ada
• The Eleventh Circuit Finally Breaks Its Silence on Website Accessibility – but Was Its Decision Worth the Wait?
  Source: National Law Review
  Link: natlawreview.com/article/eleventh-circuit-finally-breaks-its-silence-website-accessibility-was-its-decision
• ADA Does Not Require Websites Be Accessible, Appeals Court Holds
  Source: National Law Review
  Link: natlawreview.com/article/ada-does-not-require-websites-be-accessible-appeals-court-holds
• 11th Circuit Vacates Gil v. Winn-Dixie Decision on Appeal: What Does it Mean?
  Source: Essential Accessibility
  Link: essentialaccessibility.com/blog/11th-circuit-vacates-gil-v-winn-dixie-decision-on-appeal-what-does-it-mean
• Gil v. Winn-Dixie Appeal: Does the ADA Still Cover Websites After 11th Circuit Decision?
  Source: Medium
  Link: medium.com/@krisrivenburgh/gil-v-winn-dixie-appeal-does-ada-still-cover-websites-after-11th-circuit-decision-f9938f942f07
• Court Rules Grocery Store’s Inaccessible Website Isn’t An ADA Violation
  Source: Arstechnica
  Link: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/appeals-court-rules-stores-dont-need-to-make-their-websites-accessible
• 11th Circuit Reverses Winn-Dixie – What It Means To You
  Source: Converge Accessibility
  Link: convergeaccessibility.com/2021/04/07/11th-circuit-reverses-winn-dixie
• Winn-Dixie Wins Legal Suit, Maybe Shoots Self in Foot
  Source: JD Supra
  Link: jdsupra.com/legalnews/winn-dixie-wins-legal-suit-maybe-shoots-7401830
• 11th Circuit’s Winn-Dixie Ruling Deepens Confusion On ADA And Digital Access
  Source: Reuters
  Link: reuters.com/article/us-otc-ada/11th-circuits-winn-dixie-ruling-deepens-confusion-on-ada-and-digital-access-idUSKBN2BV2UU
• Supermarket Chain Prevails In ADA Website Accessibility Case
  Source: Business Insurance
  Link: businessinsurance.com/article/20210408/NEWS06/912341018/Supermarket-chain-prevails-in-ADA-website-accessibility-case
• Website Accessibility Alert: Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Important Split Decision in Winn-Dixie Website Action
  Source: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner BCLP
  Link: bclplaw.com/en-US/insights/website-accessibility-alert-eleventh-circuit-court-of-appeals-issues-important-split-decision-in-winn-dixie-website-action.html
• Websites Not Bound By ADA Accessibility Rules, 11th Circuit Finds
  In a decision that a dissenting judge warned could have widespread consequences for visually impaired people, a split panel of the 11th Circuit ruled Wednesday that websites for businesses that are generally open to the public are not places of public accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the Atlanta-based appeals court ruled that although “inaccessibility online can be a significant inconvenience,” supermarket chain Winn-Dixie
  Source: Courthouse News Service
  Link: courthousenews.com/websites-not-bound-by-ada-accessibility-rules-11th-circuit-finds
• Federal Appeals Court Limits ADA Website Accessibility Lawsuits
  Source: JD Supra
  Link: jdsupra.com/legalnews/federal-appeals-court-limits-ada-2977031
• Narrow Winn-Dixie Court Opinion Limits Certain Types of Web Accessibility Lawsuits in Three U.S. States
  Source: Lainey Feingold Legal
  Link: lflegal.com/2021/04/winn-dixie-appeal

Gil v. Winn Dixie 2017 Decision

• Court Decisions Brief: Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (2017)
  Source: Southeast ADA Center
  Web: adasoutheast.org/ada/publications/legal/Gil_v_Winn-Dixie-2017.php
• 2017: Winn-Dixie Decision in Florida Sets Landmark Precedent in Digital Accessibility
  Source: Level Access
  Link: levelaccess.com/winn-dixie-decision-florida-sets-landmark-precedent-digital-accessibility
• 2017: Florida Courts Rule ADA Covers Websites With Nexus To Physical Store
  Source: ADA Title III News & Insights, Seyfarth Shaw
  Link: adatitleiii.com/tag/gil-v-winn-dixie

Web Accessibility Law and Policy

Publications by Peter Blanck

• Disability Law and Policy (Foundation Press, 2020)
  Link: westacademic.com/Blancks-Disability-Law-and-Policy-Concepts-and-Insights-Series-9781684672271
• e-Quality: The Struggle for Web Accessibility by People with Cognitive Disabilities (Cambridge University Press, 2014)
  Link: bbi.syr.edu/highlight/bbi-chairman-peter-blanck-book-equality-the-struggle-for-web-accessibility-by-persons-with-cognitive-disabilities-now-available
• On the Importance of the Americans with Disabilities Act at Thirty, (Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 2021) (Article not yet published).
  Link: journals.sagepub.com/home/dps

Recent Case Law and Policy

• Senator Duckworth and Representative Sarbanes Introduce Bill to Make Websites and Mobile Applications Accessible to Individuals with Disabilities
  Source: American Council of the Blind (ACB) (September 29, 2022)
  Link:  acb.org/senator-duckworth-and-representative-sarbanes-introduce-bill-to-make-web-applications-accessible
• National Federation of the Blind (NFB), et al. v. Target Corporation (2008)
  Read the case documents, settlement agreement, and press release.
  Source: Disability Rights Advocates (DRA)
  Link: dralegal.org/case/national-federation-of-the-blind-nfb-et-al-v-target-corporation
• Netflix and the National Association of the Deaf Reach Historic Agreement to Provide 100% Closed Captions in On-Demand Streaming Content Within Two Years Home (2012)
  Source: National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
  Link: nad.org/2012/10/09/netflix-and-the-national-association-of-the-deaf-reach-historic-agreement-to-provide-100-closed-captions-in-on-demand-streaming-content-within-two-years-home
• U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case on Whether Commercial Websites and Mobile Apps Subject to Title III of the ADA (2019)
  The case is Robles v. Domino’s Pizza.
  Source: National Review
  Link: natlawreview.com/article/us-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-case-whether-commercial-websites-and-mobile-apps
• Accessibility, the Future, and Why Domino’s Matters (2019)
  Source: Arstechnica
  Link: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/10/accessibility-the-future-and-why-dominos-matters/
• FCC Seeks Comment on Any Needed Updates to CVAA Rules
  Tell the FCC if any updates are needed to the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA), which are rules covering accessibility requirements for electronic media, video programming, communications equipment and services.
  Comments Due: May 24, 2021 | Reply Comments Due: June 21, 2021
  Sources: Southeast ADA Center, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
  Link: adasoutheast.org/news/articles.php?id=10182
  FCC Notice
  Link: fcc.gov/document/fcc-seeks-comment-fulfillment-cvaa
  General information about the CVAA:
  Link: fcc.gov/general/twenty-first-century-communications-and-video-accessibility-act-0
• Fact Sheet: Twenty-First Century Mobile Apps and Website Accessibility Act
  Note: This proposed law was discussed at the NFB 2021 Washington Seminar.
  Source: National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
  Link: nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/washington-seminar/washington-seminar-agenda/fact-sheet-accessible-websites-act
  Seminar: nfbks.org/2021washington.shtml
• Frequently Asked Questions for the Twenty-First Century Mobile Apps and Website Accessibility Act
  Note: This proposed law was discussed at the NFB 2021 Washington Seminar.
  Source: National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
  Link: nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/washington-seminar/washington-seminar-priorities/twenty-first-web-faq

State Agencies/Title II Resources for Digital Access

• ADA Title II Requirements – Web Accessibility
  From the ADA Title II Action Guide for State and Local Governments
  Source: New England ADA Center
  Link: adaactionguide.org/ada-title-ii-requirements#webaccessibility
• Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites to People with Disabilities
  Source: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
  Link: ada.gov/websites2.htm
• Social Media Implications for Title II and Title III Entities
  Source:  Rocky Mountain ADA Center
  Link: rockymountainada.org/resources/social-media-implications-title-ii-and-title-iii-entities
• Mini 508 Laws: Accessibility Laws for State Governments
  Source: 3PlayMedia
  Link: 3playmedia.com/blog/accessibility-laws-for-state-governments/

Public Accommodations/Title III Resources for Digital Access

• ADA Live Episode 65 Resources: Web Accessibility in a Nutshell
  Transcript available in English and Spanish.
  Source: Southeast ADA Center
  Link: adalive.org/episode65_resources
  ADA Live Episode 65 Podcast
  Link: adalive.org/episode65
• Digital Access and Title III of the ADA
  Source: ADA National Network (ADANN)
  Link: adata.org/research_brief/digital-access-and-title-iii-ada
• Social Media Implications for Title II and Title III Entities
  Source: Rocky Mountain ADA Center
  Link: rockymountainada.org/resources/social-media-implications-title-ii-and-title-iii-entities
• Website Accessibility & the Law: Why Your Website Must Be Compliant
  Includes a summary of the history of digital access law.
  Source: Search Engine Journal (SEJ)
  Link: searchenginejournal.com/website-accessibility-law/285199