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A blind man couldn’t order pizza from Domino’s. The company wants the Supreme Court to say websites don’t have to be accessible
Published Thu, Jul 25 20198:01 AM EDTUpdated Thu, Jul 25 20196:37 PM EDT
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Key Points
- Guillermo Robles, who is blind, has tried to order a custom pizza from Domino’s at least two times in recent years, using the company’s website and mobile app.
- Robles is one of an increasing number of Americans with disabilities who are bringing lawsuits under the ADA against businesses they say are discriminating against them by not providing accessible websites.
- The official website for Beyonce is among the many targeted by accessibility lawsuits.
An employee takes a customer’s order on the phone at a Domino’s Pizza restaurant.
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Guillermo Robles, who is blind, has tried to order a custom pizza from Domino’s at least twice in recent years, using the company’s website and mobile app.
He says despite using screen reading software, he wasn’t able to order the food, because the website is not accessible to blind people.
So three years ago, Robles filed a lawsuit against the company. He alleged that the Americans with Disabilities Act, the 1990 law that requires businesses to make [...]