Pursuit of Respect Claims/Demands

Thursday, June 16th, 2022

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website accessibility claims continue to be filed across the nation and waves of demand letters alleging a business’ website is inaccessible in violation of the ADA continue to be sent to a wide range of businesses, including brokerages. Unfortunately, there is conflict among federal circuit courts as to the application of the ADA to websites which makes “compliance” difficult for businesses. That being said, the Department of Justice has recently laid out guidelines for website accessibility compliance which can be found here. Further, your Missouri REALTORS® Risk Management department would like to provide you with some risk management tips to help you navigate this difficult area of the law:

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Karen For A Kause

Tuesday, April 19th, 2022

St. Charles REALTORS® is proud to partner with the Karen Weidinger Foundation again in 2022! The Karen Weidinger Foundation was founded in memory of Karen Weidinger, a member of our St. Charles REALTOR® family who lost her battle with breast cancer in 2004.  The Foundation is dedicated to providing compassion and support to those affected by breast cancer.

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ADA Website Accessibility Issue

Tuesday, April 19th, 2022

On March 18, 2022, the Department of Justice published information (click here) on web accessibility and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  The DOJ does not provide a regulation setting out detailed standards, but has a new webpage with information about how state and local governments (entities covered by ADA Title II) and businesses open to the public (entities covered by ADA Title III) can use existing standards to make their websites accessible to people with disabilities in line with the ADA’s requirements.  In the absence of a formal regulation, businesses will have flexibility in how they comply with the ADA’s general requirements of nondiscrimination and effective communication, but they must comply with the ADA’s requirements.

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