A Perfectly Preserved Tomb Discovered Near Cairo & More Art World Headlines

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Chicago Institutes a Registry to Protect Street Art

Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events launched a program to protect street artworks and created a public database of such works. Artists are encouraged to submit their works for inclusion in the database, provided the art was either commissioned or sanctioned by the property owner.

Artnet News: Chicago Has Launched a Street Art Registry to Prevent Beloved Murals from Being Inadvertently Destroyed Congressional Leaders Reintroduce Bill to Establish the National Museum of the American Latino

S.1364, introduced by a group of bipartisan congressional leaders, seeks to open a museum illuminating Latino contributions to the history of the United States. If successful, the new museum will join the other Smithsonian Institution museums on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Artnet News: Will the Fourth Time Be the Charm? U.S. Legislators Have Reintroduced a Bill to Open the National Museum of the American Latino New York Galleries Face Claims of ADA Violations Pertaining to Their Websites

Like many other businesses before them, multiple New York art galleries became the target of lawsuits that allege that the galleries' websites are not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act in that they are allegedly not fully accessible to persons with visual or hearing impairments. While there is little guidance on the federal level as to how ADA applies to the internet, this determination is left to the courts. Several recent appellate court decisions determined that websites are places of public accommodations subject to the ADA. New York lawmakers are planning to address the recent surge in ADA website accessibility lawsuits.

Artnet News: As "Serial Plaintiffs" Target Art Gallery Websites for Disability Act Violations, Some Dealers Are Settlingor Scrambling to Get Up to Code The National Law Review: Eleventh Circuit Dunks on Businesses with Websites: Haynes v. Dunkin' Donuts LLC Business Insurance: Domino's required to make website accessible to blind under ADA New York Law Journal: NY Lawmakers Plan to Address Surge in ADA Website Accessibility Suits Frieze Sculpture Comes to Manhattan and...