Accessible websites are no longer optional; they’re a must-have. You probably take being able to surf the web and easily browse content for granted. Most people do. But people with disabilities don’t have that luxury. If you have a visual, hearing, motor or cognitive impairment, navigating the web can be at best difficult, and at…
Seyfarth Synopsis: 2017 saw an unprecedented number of website accessibility lawsuits filed in federal and state courts, and few courts willing to grant early motions to dismiss. Plaintiffs were very busy in 2017 filing ADA Title III lawsuits alleging that public accommodations’ websites are not accessible to individuals with disabilities. Here is our brief recap…
Retailers across the country are getting slammed for operating Web sites that discriminate against the blind or visually impaired. Businesses in New York and California appear to be getting hit the hardest, legal experts said. In New York, 14 retailers have been sued in the past 13 days, court papers reveal. Big-name retailers hit with…
In what is believed to be the first lawsuit of its kind to go to trial, a Florida federal judge has ruled for a blind man who has filed nearly 70 lawsuits alleging that various companies’ websites violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. On June 12, Judge Robert Scola, of the Southern District of Florida,…