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Businesses across the United States, particularly restaurants and retailers, are facing a sharp increase in lawsuits alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) due to inaccessible websites and mobile...more
Introduction - In 2024, over 4,000 lawsuits were filed in federal and state courts by individuals with visual, hearing, or other disabilities, alleging that companies’ websites and mobile applications failed to comply with...more
On June 24, 2024, the United States Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) final rule concerning digital accessibility took effect. The rule implements Title II of the American with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and requires web and...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: DOJ issues useful new Guide to help small governmental entities understand the new web and mobile app accessibility requirements under Title II of the ADA....more
On April 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a final rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) establishing specific requirements for making websites and mobile apps offered by state...more
On April 8, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released its Final Rule to revise existing regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This Final Rule clarifies the obligations of state...more
On Monday April 8, 2024, Attorney General Merrick Garland signed the final rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ensure the accessibility of web content and mobile applications (apps) for people...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The DOJ issued final regulations under Title II of the ADA requiring state and local government websites and mobile apps to conform to WCAG 2.1 AA in two or three years, with few exceptions....more
Listen to Episode 10 of our podcast, the Ad Law Tool Kit Show. In this episode, Karel Mazanec and Nicholas Reiter talk to host Shahin Rothermel about website accessibility. Check out the episode....more
With just the click of a button, your school’s website or mobile app could become the source of a disability discrimination claim. Digital accessibility lawsuits are on the rise – and education is one of the most targeted...more
As I completed an online shopping purchase the other day, I started thinking about how often I utilize online resources to fulfill tasks I once completed in person. In the year 2023, and especially after a global pandemic...more
Companies are continuing to find it hard to navigate the legal landscape of website accessibility. Plaintiff’s lawyers argue that “inaccessible” websites or mobile apps fail to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act...more
On September 29, 2022, Senator Tammy Duckworth and Representative John Sarbanes introduced the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act (“the Act”), a bill designed to ensure that websites and software apps are...more
A California federal district court has held that the website of Domino’s Pizza violates the ADA, following a long saga that included the Ninth Circuit’s reversal of the district court’s prior dismissal of the case. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: California federal trial court grants summary judgment for plaintiff, finding Domino’s violated the ADA by having a website that is inaccessible to the blind and orders Domino’s bring its website into...more
Advertising: ADA Compliance related to Websites and Mobile Applications In this episode of Trending Now – An IP Podcast, Rob Van Arnam and Amber Duncan will discuss the rise of litigation in this area, the federal and state...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many aspects of our daily lives, including how we socialize and interact with others in public. By now, we are all very familiar with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...more
Legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives to try to alleviate the lack of clarity concerning how companies are supposed to make websites accessible to vision impaired individuals. There is currently no law or...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Congressmen Budd and Correa try to address website and mobile app accessibility in a new bill called the “Online Accessibility Act.” ...more
Congressmen Ted Budd (R-NC) and Lou Correa (D-CA) introduced the Online Accessibility Act to the US House of Representatives on October 2, 2020. If enacted, the bill would create a technical standard for website/mobile...more
As COVID-19 cases increase and state and local governments continue to issue orders and mandates related to how dealers are permitted to conduct business, now is the perfect time to review your dealership's policies and...more
While much about COVID-19 and its long-term impact on businesses and the economy is unknown, its effect of a worldwide increase in a reliance on digital means to engage in business transactions is undeniable and unlikely to...more
Blank Rome Of Counsel Martin S. Krezalek will co-present the online webinar “The Rise of Mobile App Lawsuits and New ADA Litigation Trends for 2020” on February 19, 2020, at 12:00 p.m. EST. Martin will be joined by UsableNet...more
Seyfarth synopsis: ADA Title III lawsuits flooded federal courts in 2019 and will likely continue to do so in 2020 with new theories for the courts to consider. ...more
Most large and midsize companies have faced a new reality in recent years—make their websites accessible to people with disabilities, or face exposure to lawsuits claiming that the sites violate the Americans with...more