Brown, Goldstein & Levy companion Jessie Weber gave a presentation entitled “The 2024 AccessU Authorized Replace” on the John Slatin AccessU Convention on Might 14.
Jessie’s presentation centered on the idea that digital accessibility is a civil proper for folks with disabilities. Utilizing her expertise as a number one, nationally acknowledged incapacity rights lawyer and advocate, Jessie offered background on the authorized panorama and shared latest developments, developments, and upcoming actions within the digital accessibility authorized area, with a give attention to the not too long ago issued Title II net accessibility laws. Jessie additionally took time to reply questions on how latest authorized developments have an effect on the digital accessibility panorama.
The three-day digital accessibility coaching convention is called after the late Dr. John Slatin, a pioneering chief in net accessibility. He was co-Chair of the Net Content material Accessibility Tips Working Group (WCAG-WG) because it up to date and revised the W3C tips (WCAG 2.0). The AccessU convention goals not simply to speak about accessibility however to show coding, usability, and inclusive design expertise in an interactive and communal setting that empowers contributors to combine accessibility into their digital communications work. The convention was hosted by Knowbility, an award-winning nonprofit group that goals to create an inclusive digital world for folks with disabilities via accessible info know-how.
BGL companion Eve Hill introduced on digital accessibility on the 2023 John Slatin AccessU Convention.
ABOUT JESSIE WEBER:
Jessie enjoys serving to shoppers navigate a various vary of inauspicious authorized points, with a give attention to civil rights, together with incapacity and LGBTQ+ rights, employment legislation, together with wage and hour instances, and appellate litigation. An skilled appellate litigator, she has argued earlier than the Fourth, Sixth, Ninth, and D.C. Circuit Courts of Appeals and has additionally submitted briefs in america Supreme Courtroom, the Second Circuit Courtroom of Appeals, and in state appellate courts in Maryland and Washington State. Jessie is effectively versed in each complicated litigation and negotiations and enjoys utilizing a spread of instruments to acquire justice for her shoppers. Study extra about Jessie right here.
Based in 1982, Brown, Goldstein & Levy is a legislation agency primarily based in Baltimore, Maryland, with an workplace in Washington, D.C. The agency is nationally acknowledged in all kinds of observe areas, together with complicated civil and business litigation, civil rights, well being care, household legislation, and prison protection. Above all else, Brown, Goldstein & Levy is a client-centered legislation agency that brings a long time of expertise and passionate, efficient advocacy to your combat for justice.