• On party-line vote, Sacramento Dems turn down bill to curb ADA access shakedown suits [ATRF, KABC, Sacramento Bee (auto-plays video ad)]
• Illinois sues local schools for not developing standards for disabled athletic competition [Chicago Tribune]
• Open secret: criminals exploit federally mandated IP Relay disabled-phone system [Henderson]
• Judge certifies nationwide ADA accessibility suit against Hollister over stepped entrances to its stores [Law Week Colorado via Disability Law]
• In settlement, AMC movie chain agrees to install captioning, audio-description at Illinois theaters [ABC Chicago]
• “Has the Expanded Definition of Disability under the ADAA Gone Too Far?” [Russell Cawyer]
• “Fake handicaps a growing problem for disabled sports” [Der Spiegel]

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