When performing accessibility risk assessment, there are many costs you must include in your calculations in addition to plaintiff payouts Karl Groves wrote an amazing article this week on the ROI on Accessibility. This is a topic near and dear to my…
This Week in Accessibility: White v. Square
This case ends the hope of remaining inaccessible for Domino’s or any other organization who wants to do business in California or with Californians It’s not an accessibility case. White is a bankruptcy lawyerwho wasattempting to access Square’s internet-based services…
Life Before the ADA
The ADA turned 29 last week. These are things that people thought were acceptable before the ADA passed. This is what my life USED to be like No curb cuts My mother is 5′ 4″ and 120 lbs soaking wet.…
This Week in Accessibility: Griffin v. Dept. of Labor Credit Union
Another rare defendant’s victory, but really not substantially different than Diaz v. Kroger Serial plaintiffs in digital accessibility lawsuits tend to choose a subsection of potential defendants, then sue as many of them as they can. These are frequently referred to as…
This Week in Accessibility: Diaz v. Kroger
Have we run out of grocery stores to sue over digital accessibility violations yet? Let’s do a quick check of the top grocery stores in the US with respect to digital accessibility lawsuits. Winn-Dixie — Somehow this company managed to miss the…
This Week In Accessibility: Kasper v. Ford
Is your job application process accessible to people with disabilities? If not, you may be in some serious legal jeopardy. More and more companies in a dizzying variety of industries and organization types are funneling job applications to an online…
This Week in Accessibility: People with Disabilities as Whistleblowers
Can people with disabilities sue as whistleblowers when government contractors fail to deliver accessible goods and services? The short answer appears to be yes. The phases of accessibility lawsuits as I see them: Phase 1: PwDs suing website owners (2006-current)…
This Week in Accessibility: Hertz v. Accenture
How a non-accessibility case could influence future accessibility litigation At its core (if you believe plaintiff Hertz) this lawsuit filed in New York federal court (SDNY) is about regular run-of-the-mill crappy software development, bad project management, broken promises, and a complete failure…
This Week in Accessibility: Mendez v. Apple
A rare defendant victory. Will this change the strategy for either plaintiffs or defendants in accessibility lawsuits and can other’s duplicate this outcome? The Complaint Mendez complained generally that when she visited Apple’s website, she encountered multiple, but unspecific access…
This Week in Accessibility: The latest in the multi-year Harvard/MIT closed captioning saga
In case you forgot what was going on (it’s been a while) here is the procedural history so far: 2015 — NAD files lawsuit for Harvard’s failure to provide close captioning 2016 — Court denied Harvard’s motion to stay / dismiss based on jurisdiction 2016 — NAD…