Companies are Losing Web Cases: Spend Money on Web Access, not Lawyers
Posted on August 7, 2017
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This is a post about court cases that were filed by blind people. The cases are about web accessibility. The blind people wanted to be able to go online and find information on the websites. But the websites were not designed to make sure everyone can use them. The cases were filed against Blick Art Materials, Five Guys restaurants, Winn-Dixie grocery store, and Hobby Lobby crafts store. In all the cases judges have supported the blind person bringing the suit. The judges have said that the Americans with Disabilities Act means companies cannot discriminate against disabled people by having inaccessible websites.
In less than two months, four different federal judges have said “Yes” to website accessibility. These cases, from Florida, California, and New York, are a wake-up call to every business in the United States that serves the public:
If you have a website, make it accessible so everyone can use it, including disabled people.
Every business has a budget; every business watches how money is spent. These cases are but the most recent in a long-string of wake-up calls [...]