Don’t Get Sued!
Lawsuits are being filed against small business owners with websites that do not provide equal access to the blind, deaf, and visually impaired.
Is Your Website ADA Compliant?
FACT: All Business Websites (including yours), Are Under Legal Attack For Failure to Comply With the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
More than ten thousand owners of business websites were sued last year, and, even more will be sued this year.
It’s The Law.
Currently, there are thousands of lawsuits alleging that company websites are not accessible to the blind or visually impaired. Non-compliant websites are in violation of Title III of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in “places of public accommodation.” 42 U.S.C. § 12182(a).
ADA lawsuits previously targeted businesses that did not provide physical access to Americans with disabilities. But, the new and current lawsuits make well-founded allegations that:
- Private company websites qualify as places of public accommodation;
- Websites with access barriers (e.g., websites without compatible screen-reading software, text altering software, etc.), deny plaintiffs their right to equal access.
Lawyers, on behalf of their clients, are also challenging the accessibility of mobile applications.
Protect Your Business
Currently, lawyers who represent visually disabled plaintiffs from all over the United States are dedicated to suing website owners over ADA non-compliance. It’s a quick and easy way for these lawyers to make a buck; and, due to the fact that compliance with the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), is the law, they’re succeeding. Most settle out of court for $6,000.00 – $10,000.00. There are even records of lawsuits settling for $500,000.00.
See the Fox Business News Alert below.
This is serious.
To learn more, read this article from News 10 in Albany, New York: “Businesses ‘sitting ducks’ for lawsuits because websites aren’t ADA compliant”. read article
Or, from the Los Angeles Times business section: “Lawsuits Targeting Websites Over ADA Violations”. read article
We agree with ADA compliance for websites. We believe that everyone should have equal access to everything on the internet. However, we also believe that the manner in which these lawsuits are being handled is unscrupulous, unfair and wrong. Businesses are being blindsided and sued without notice and without remedy except to settle or litigate – both costing many thousands of dollars.
Don’t Get Sued!
There Is a Solution
Making Your Website ADA Compliant Is Quick, Easy, & Very Low-Cost.
