In a long-awaited opinion in Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., a divided Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals vacated and remanded what had been a ground-breaking Florida district court.
The Eleventh Circuit Finally Breaks Its Silence on Website Accessibility – but Was Its Decision Worth the Wait? Thursday, April 8, 2021
After keeping us waiting with baited breath for several years, the Eleventh Circuit finally broke its silence – issuing its long-anticipated ruling in
Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, holding that websites are not covered as places of public accommodation under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“Title III” or “ADA”). In doing so, the Court reversed and vacated the district court’s decision finding that defendant, Winn-Dixie Stores, violated Title III by failing to maintain a website that is accessible to individuals, who are blind or have low vision.
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After keeping us waiting with baited breath for several years, the Eleventh Circuit finally broke its silence – issuing its long-anticipated ruling in
Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, holding that websites are not covered as places of public accommodation under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“Title III” or “ADA”). In doing so, the Court reversed and vacated the district court’s decision finding that defendant, Winn-Dixie Stores, violated Title III by failing to maintain a website that is accessible to individuals, who are blind or have low vision.
At face value 2020 was an equaliser.
The equaliser perhaps. We adapted to lockdowns, social restrictions and home-schooling unified by a common foe and a shared disposition. ‘We’re all in this together.’
The year’s heightened sense of equality gave us a juxtaposition against which the inequality of Black Lives Matter, #MeToo, inclusion, diversity and most recently safety for women, stood clearer and sharper. Problems in need of resolutions; movements gathering momentum. ‘We’re all in this together’.
Except we weren’t. When the world turned digital there was a barrier to entry. Cost and accessibility closed doors and deepened global data poverty. Those with the means or ability to enter breezed by; the others stood still.
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The restrictions placed on indoor occupancy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have forced businesses to think creatively in order to stay open. Businesses across all sectors have turned to technology in adapting to their respective locality’s regulations, including implementing remote work, holding meetings through videoconference, and offering online methods of commerce.
One sector that had to be especially creative is the restaurant and eatery sector, a sector that relies heavily on in-person dining. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants that implemented robust online resources, such as easy online or mobile ordering, have seen a significant uptick in customer engagement. Not only is this because most restaurants are limited when it comes to indoor dining options during the pandemic, but also because demand for delivery and takeout services has skyrocketed due to more individuals working and entertaining