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Disabling Travel: Quantifying The Harm Of Inaccessible Hotels To Disabled People, Kristen L. Popham, Elizabeth F. Emens, Jasmine E. Harris
Disabling Travel: Quantifying The Harm Of Inaccessible Hotels To Disabled People, Kristen L. Popham, Elizabeth F. Emens, Jasmine E. Harris
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During its 2023–2024 term, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide a case with significant implications for the future of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In Acheson Hotels v. Laufer, the Court will determine whether a civil rights “tester” plaintiff has Article III standing to sue a hotel for failing to provide information about the hotel’s accessibility online — in violation of Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations applying the ADA’s requirement of “reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures” — when the plaintiff did not intend to book a hotel reservation. Plaintiff-Respondent Deborah Laufer has not only challenged the …