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There Should be Compensation and Remediation for the Real Damages Inaccessibility Causes

February 19, 2016 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

I just thought I would respond to Chris Hofstader’s excellent article Stop The ADA Trolls. While I certainly agree we shouldn’t be supporting these accessibility lawsuit trolls, I also do not feel we should be defending companies that have less-than-stellar accessibility records. If a company has consistently failed to acknowledge accessibility advocacy and act positively… Finish Reading There Should be Compensation and Remediation for the Real Damages Inaccessibility Causes

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Lawsuit Leads to Reconsideration of Patent

October 9, 2009 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has re-examined a patent held by the maker of a screen reader for blind computer users in connection with an infringement lawsuit filed against a competing company. Reliable sources hailed the move as a significant victory for the defendant. The Document Placemarker patent, held by Freedom Scientific, Inc., covers… Finish Reading Lawsuit Leads to Reconsideration of Patent

Categories: assistive technology, lawsuit
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Good Thursday TV Coverage of the Kindle Lawsuit

July 3, 2009 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

At around 4:00 Thursday afternoon, I was contacted by Melissa Blasius with Channel 12 News in Phoenix and asked if I could be available at 5:30 to be interviewed for a story that would run on the 10:00 newscast. I discovered I could prepare myself and make the necessary transportation arrangements for this sort of… Finish Reading Good Thursday TV Coverage of the Kindle Lawsuit

Categories: accessibility, Kindle, lawsuit, news, TV
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Positive TV News Coverage of the Kindle Lawsuit Against ASU

July 1, 2009 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Shortly after 9:00 Tuesday morning, I was contacted by Tim Vetscher with Channel 15, a local ABC affiliate in Phoenix, and asked to participate in a story on the Kindle lawsuit. He picked me up at 10:15 and we went to a nearby bar-restaurant establishment called Four Peaks Brewry, where he and Toby Phillips, a… Finish Reading Positive TV News Coverage of the Kindle Lawsuit Against ASU

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Complaint and Motion for Preliminary Injunction Against ASU and the Arizona Board of Regents

June 25, 2009 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

In keeping with our tradition of accessibility and openness, we are glad to provide full plain-text copies of the complaint and the motion for a preliminary injunction against ASU and the Arizona Board of Regents to prevent use of the inaccessible Kindle in an upcoming fall semester university pilot program. Complaint Accessible copy of the… Finish Reading Complaint and Motion for Preliminary Injunction Against ASU and the Arizona Board of Regents

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Darrell Shandrow Joins ACB and NFB to File Discrimination Suit Against ASU Over Inaccessible Amazon Kindle DX Pilot Program

June 25, 2009 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Chris Danielsen Director of Public Relations National Federation of the Blind (410) 659-9314, extension 2330 (410) 262-1281 (Cell) cdanielsen@nfb.org Darrell Shandrow Publisher Blind Access Journal 602-904-5191 editor@blindaccessjournal.com National Federation of the Blind and American Council of the Blind File Discrimination Suit Against Arizona State University University’s Amazon Kindle DX Pilot Program… Finish Reading Darrell Shandrow Joins ACB and NFB to File Discrimination Suit Against ASU Over Inaccessible Amazon Kindle DX Pilot Program

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GW Micro Response to Freedom Scientific Lawsuit

August 14, 2008 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Fort Wayne, Indiana, August 15, 2008 — GW Micro, Inc., a Fort Wayne, Indiana-based company dedicated to providing high quality adaptive technology solutions for blind and visually impaired individuals, announced today that it has received notice of a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Freedom Scientific, Inc., the self-described “world leader in technology-based solutions for people… Finish Reading GW Micro Response to Freedom Scientific Lawsuit

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Is Revisionist History at Work in the Blind Community’s Own Online Media Outlets?

July 13, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Is revisionist history at work in the blind community’s own electronic media outlets? Can important information and the opinions of certain people in the community simply be made to disappear from our public knowledge without comment? It appears, unfortunately, that there may be two clear cases of exactly this sort of thing happening in a… Finish Reading Is Revisionist History at Work in the Blind Community’s Own Online Media Outlets?

Categories: advocacy, American Foundation for the Blind, journalism, lawsuit, opinion, Serotek, thought provoker
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