And yes, courts really do want to get into the issue of which businesses need to comply and which don't, regardless of whether they exist physically or as a website.
And yes, courts really do want to get into the issue of which businesses need to comply and which don't, regardless of whether they exist physically or as a website.
There's another question that this situation raises: is a website a "place", a "service", or a "product"?
If it's a place, then place-of-public-accommodation rules might apply.
If it's a service, then it's likely to be treated like other services. For example, the ADA says that a barbershop must be accessible, but it doesn't say that the barber must cut the hair of a disabled person. (That would come under anti-discrimination statutes, not the ADA. I think. Not sure about this).
If it's a product, then there are probably no rules at all. There's no law that say that your faucet must be accessible to a person who can't turn small knobs, or that your book must have large-enough type to be read by the elderly.
Again, as I say, sorting all this out is going to be harder than you think.
But this means that almost every forum does count.
And if you're a business, just use forum software that has accessibility in mind.