As we all know, the Internet has replaced many of the public
accommodations that Congress regulated in the ADA. The Internet
replaces some of the more antiquated systems for shopping,
entertainment, and media access, but as it currently stands, the
ADA does not regulate the Internet. In 1990, Congress could not
have anticipated the pervasiveness of the Internet in our
culture today. As it becomes easier to make websites accessible
through modern technology, web providers are failing to utilize
the technology at the expense of the Deaf community. Currently,
the ADA and its accompanying regulations do not explicitly
require accessibility, thus Courts were left to determine
whether web accessibility falls under the ADA mandate. As it
becomes easier to make websites accessible through modern
technology, web providers are failing to utilize the technology
at the expense of the Deaf community. In the last decade, the
Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken the position that the ADA
as it currently stands includes Int