Topic
Website Accessibility
574 published works
ADA Title III
Federal Trade Commission Orders accessiBe to Pay $1M For Misleading Claims Relating to Automated Website Accessibility Remediation Tool
By: Kristina Launey and Minh Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: The FTC issued a Decision and Order prohibiting accessibility plug-in/Widget vendor AccessiBe from making misleading claims and to pay $1 million. As…
MeanPug Digital
Build an ADA-Compliant Website, or Forever Hold Your Peace
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
FTC Settles With accessiBe For Misleading Statements About WCAG Compliance
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on April 22, 2025, that it has approved a settlement entered into a Final Order with accessiBe, which claimed its plug-in product, accessWidget, “can…
Accessibility Defense
Beer and website accessibility
By Richard Hunt
I had the pleasure to join Chris Hinds and Amber Hinds of equalizedigital.com on their Accessibility Craft podcast. It was fun and, I hope, there was some good information to…
ADA Title III
Federal Court Website Accessibility Lawsuit Filings Continue to Decrease in 2024
By Kristina M. Launey & Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs filed 2,452 website accessibility lawsuits in federal court in 2024 – a 13% decrease from 2023. Website accessibility lawsuits filed in federal…
ADA Title III
Minnesota District Court Says Web-Only Businesses Are Subject to Title III of the ADA
By: Lotus Cannon and Kristina Launey Seyfarth Synopsis: Are web-only businesses subject to Title III? A Minnesota federal court joins the controversy and says yes. Courts around the country are…
Accessibility Defense
ADA and FHA Enforcement News
By Richard Hunt
Letting someone else do your work for you is a very efficient way to write a blog, but I won’t use any form of AI because it seems to be…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Minnesota Court Rules Websites Are Public Accommodations Under ADA
Quick Hits A federal court in Minnesota recently ruled that the ADA’s “public accommodations” provision applies to websites, aligning with other courts that have made similar decisions. The plaintiffs who…
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Is Your Law Firm Website ADA Compliant? You Could Be Losing Clients.
By Eric Elliot
Imagine this: Sarah, a small business owner, spends months perfecting her website, excited to reach new customers. But when Mark, a potential customer who is visually impaired, tries to navigate…
Accessibility Defense
ADA claims in NY State Courts – is there a winning strategy that makes sense?
By Richard Hunt
Federal district courts in New York do not agree on whether the ADA covers internet only businesses and, to a lesser degree, on the extent to which website tester plaintiffs…