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Class Action Plaintiff Targets Universities and Colleges for Website Accessibility Claims: Fordham and Three Others Sued in One Week
By Steven E. Helland
Update September 29, 2017: We have discovered that this same week, in addition to suing Fordham University, the College of Westchester, Iona College and the College of New Rochelle have also been named in class action lawsuits alleging that inaccessible websites violate the Americans with Disabilities Act and other laws.
September 26, 2017
Emanuel Delacruz, a blind individual, filed a class action lawsuit in Federal District Court in New York, alleging that Fordham University discriminates against disabled persons due to an “inaccessible” website, at www.fordham.edu Delacruz v. Fordham University, Sept 23, 2017, NY U.S. Dist. Ct., South, 1:17-CV-07253.
Highlights of the Complaint
- “[B]lind and visually impaired people have the ability to access websites using keyboards in conjunction with screen access software that vocalizes the information found on a computer screen or displays the content on a refreshable Braille display… Unless websites are designed to be read by screen-reading software, blind and visually-impaired persons are unable [...]