{"id":10327,"date":"2022-11-17T18:15:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T18:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/why-should-i-make-my-cannabis-website-ada-compliant\/"},"modified":"2022-11-17T18:15:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T18:15:30","slug":"why-should-i-make-my-cannabis-website-ada-compliant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/why-should-i-make-my-cannabis-website-ada-compliant\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Should I Make My Cannabis Website ADA Compliant?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When President George W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990, a new era of civil rights for the disabled was born. New buildings were required to be handicap accessible and discrimination against the disabled was banned. And as of 2021, it also means websites must be ADA-compliant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But not all websites are bound by the ADA, only those considered a \u2018place of public accommodation,\u2019 according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). <\/p>\n
Cannabis e-commerce sites fall into this category and retailers could face stiff penalties if found non-compliant.<\/p>\n
On March 18, the DOJ issued updated promulgations on website accessibility based on the ADA. The ADA\u2019s requirements apply to all goods, services, privileges, or other activities offered by public accommodations, including those offered on the web,\u201d the DOJ stated in the guidelines.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Indianapolis attorney Brett J. Ashton, many courts across the U.S. did not wait for the DOJ to issue its March 2022 guidelines to determine what constitutes a public accommodation. <\/p>\n
Some ruled an actual storefront is required for a business and its website to be defined as a public accommodation. Others continue to grapple with the nexus between a business\u2019s physical space and its website.<\/p>\n