Access Now, Inc. v. Southwest Airlines Co.
The court determined that Southwest Airlines website is not a “place of public accommodation” as defined in Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.[1] The case concerned Robert Gumson, a blind American man living in Florida, United States of America.The plaintiffs; Access Now, Inc and Robert Gumson argued that Southwest Airline's internet website violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (42 U.S.C.The main topic that the United States District Court considered was whether Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (public services) requires companies such as Southwest Airlines Co. to edit their websites to be completely accessible to visually impaired people such as Mr. Gumson.The plaintiff argued that the website fell under the category of entertainment, as a place of public display or as a sales establishment.