CPACC Global Accessibility Laws 5

Question 1

The Japanese Act for Eliminating Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (2013) places what type of obligation on private businesses?

Accepted Answer

A best-efforts obligation (努力義務) rather than a strict legal mandate

Answer

Japan's 2013 Act obligates public bodies legally but imposes only a best-efforts (努力義務, doryoku gimu) obligation on private entities, meaning it is strongly encouraged but not strictly enforced.

Question 2

Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires:

Accepted Answer

Telecommunications equipment and services to be accessible to people with disabilities

Answer

Section 255 requires manufacturers of telecommunications equipment and providers of telecommunications services to make their products and services accessible to people with disabilities.

Question 3

The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) of 2010 primarily addressed accessibility in which area?

Accepted Answer

Advanced communications services and video programming

Answer

The CVAA updated federal communications law to require modern communications technologies and video programming to be accessible to people with disabilities.

Question 4

Under the EU Web Accessibility Directive (2016/2102), what must public sector bodies publish alongside their accessible websites?

Accepted Answer

An accessibility statement describing conformance status

Answer

The EU Web Accessibility Directive requires public sector bodies to publish an accessibility statement explaining their level of conformance and any content that is not accessible.

Question 5

Which legal concept, established in U.S. ADA case law, holds that an organization must provide equal access even if it means fundamentally altering services or causing undue financial burden?

Accepted Answer

Undue hardship / fundamental alteration (as a defense, not a mandate)

Answer

Under the ADA, 'undue hardship' and 'fundamental alteration' are legal defenses that excuse compliance, not affirmative mandates — businesses need not comply if doing so imposes these burdens.

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CPACC Global Accessibility Laws 5