Topic
Website Accessibility
574 published works
Real Estate & Construction
Eleventh Circuit Says Winn Dixie’s Inaccessible Website Does Not Violate The ADA
By Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: The Eleventh Circuit’s much-anticipated decision in Gil v. Winn Dixie sets a higher bar for plaintiffs in website accessibility lawsuits and creates a conflict…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Renewed Attempt at ADA Web Accessibility Legislation
Seyfarth Synopsis: Congressmen Budd, Hudson, and Correa reintroduce the Online Accessibility Act which would govern the application of the ADA to websites and mobile applications. By Kristina M. Launey On…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
CA Reservations Website Litigation Update: More Cases Dismissed and Three Appeals Filed
By Minh N. Vu Seyfarth synopsis: California District Judges are not convinced that hotel reservations websites have to provide detailed accessibility information. As we reported last month, a plaintiff’s firm…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
The Pandemic Slowed 2020 Federal ADA Title III Filings But 2021 May Be a Record Breaker
By Minh Vu, Kristina Launey, and Susan Ryan Seyfarth Synopsis: ADA Title III lawsuits filed in 2020 fell slightly from last year’s high, but still topped 10,000 for the second…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Two Hotels Secure Dismissals of Hotel Reservations Website Lawsuits Brought by California Serial Plaintiffs’ Firm
By Minh N. Vu Seyfarth synopsis: A federal judge dismisses the first two of hundreds of pending lawsuits filed against hotels for allegedly not providing enough accessibility information on their…
Accessibility Defense
Quick Hits – Hearts and Flowers Edition
By Richard Hunt
Valentines Day, which has been in the stores since December 26, has finally arrived in reality. Since I last blogged a few weeks ago the courts have continued to decide…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Criticisms of “Quick-Fix” Website Accessibility Products Highlighted in New Lawsuit
By Kristina M. Launey, Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: A recently-filed lawsuit contains a lengthy critical report by a digital accessibility consultant of accessibility issues created by an accessibility widget. Amidst the thousands of lawsuits filed over…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Crystal Ball 2021: Our Predictions for the ADA Title III Legal Landscape
By Minh N. Vu and Kristina Launey Seyfarth Synopsis: We predict 2021 will be a very busy year for ADA Title III lawsuits. Here is our take on the types…
Explorations with Information and Technology
Taking Stock
By David Whelan
I do a lot of things from habit, moving from one thing to the next almost by rote. One can forget to stop every so often and look around and…
human brian
The Real Web Is for Everyone
By Brian Biddle
Web accessibility is defined as creating websites and web-based tools that can be accessed and function properly for all people regardless of their hardware, software, language, or ability. And while…