Salsiccia v. Sharks Sports & Entertainment LLC – Disability Rights Advocates
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Salsiccia v. Sharks Sports & Entertainment LLC
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Date Filed: 03/26/2019
Status: Active
In March 2019, DRA filed a class action suit against Sharks Sports & Entertainment LLC (the San Jose Sharks), the City of San Jose, and the San Jose Arena Authority for their failure to make the San Jose Sharks + SAP Center mobile application accessible to those with vision disabilities.
The Sharks, a Silicon Valley NHL team, recently clinched their fourth-consecutive berth to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but the Sharks + SAP Center mobile application—a key digital piece of fans’ interaction with the stadium and the team—remains inaccessible via the assistive technology, called screen readers, that blind individuals use to access such services. The app is incompatible with both the native iOS screen reader, called VoiceOver, and the native Android screen reader, called TalkBack.