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Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs filed 2,794 website accessibility lawsuits in federal court in 2023 – a 14% decrease from 2022....more
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) final rule on the accessibility of web content and mobile apps under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) goes into effect June 24, 2024. With limited exceptions, the rule...more
Could Similar Regs for Commercial Websites Be Next? The Attorney General has signed off on regulations for the accessibility of state and local government websites and apps to people with disabilities, which will take...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The W3C recently adopted Version 2.2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) which adds nine new success criteria for digital accessibility....more
In August 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would make the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) the standard for compliance for state and local governments...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Department of Justice (DOJ) issues proposed website accessibility regulations applicable to state and local governments under Title II of the ADA....more
This past decade has seen a growing trend in lawsuits filed by both individuals and advocacy groups against public and private entities claiming disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for...more
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced plans “to publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend its Title II ADA regulation to provide technical standards to assist public entities in complying with their...more
After an explosion of “website accessibility” cases in recent years where plaintiffs sue internet-based companies under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) alleging that the websites are not accessible...more
On March 18, 2022, the Second Circuit (covering New York, Connecticut, and Vermont) dismissed a claim under Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) for lack of standing, holding that a website “tester” who...more
Businesses hoping for clarification on their obligations to ensure their websites comply with Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will still have to wait, following a recent federal appellate court...more
The trend toward conducting business online has gained even stronger momentum as the economy continues to adapt to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. But an increased digital presence carries the potential for increased...more
The number of ADA Title III lawsuits filed against businesses nationwide continues to increase. In 2020 alone, approximately 11,000 ADA Title III lawsuits were filed in federal courts. ...more
A recent statistic posted by Sweor states that 75% of consumers admit to making judgments on a company’s credibility based on the company’s website design. During COVID, many companies were forced to digitize their entire...more
Need for Clarity Becomes Even More Urgent Amid Competing Interpretations, Lack of Guidance - The 11th Circuit recently delivered a blow to serial plaintiffs by holding that a website is not a place of public accommodation...more
Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that disabled persons have equal access to goods and services provided by any “place of public accommodation.” ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Congressmen Budd and Correa try to address website and mobile app accessibility in a new bill called the “Online Accessibility Act.” ...more
For the past decade, plaintiffs’ lawyers have been trolling the Internet for websites that are incompatible with screen-reader technology used by blind people to navigate the web. Businesses that fall short are accused of...more
Is your website suitable for the blind or deaf? If not, you may well be sued in California even though your business is elsewhere....more
Seyfarth synopsis: ADA Title III lawsuits flooded federal courts in 2019 and will likely continue to do so in 2020 with new theories for the courts to consider. ...more
Most large and midsize companies have faced a new reality in recent years—make their websites accessible to people with disabilities, or face exposure to lawsuits claiming that the sites violate the Americans with...more
In the fall of 2018, Microsoft released its Xbox Adaptive Controller, which is made for those with limited mobility. As Microsoft artfully put it in a television commercial advertising the new product, "When everyone plays,...more
Companies should take steps to ensure that their websites and mobile apps are accessible to persons who are blind or vision impaired, based on the Supreme Court’s recent refusal to review an appellate court decision that...more
Over the last several weeks, a variety of major retailers, restaurant groups, pharmacies and other merchants have been hit with a deluge of putative class action lawsuits alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Website accessibility lawsuit filings in federal court in 2019 are on track to exceed 2018. Will we see an increase in filings as a result of the Supreme Court’s decision not to review the Ninth Circuit’s...more