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U.S. House of Representatives Introduce Bill to Require Accessible Public-Facing Websites and Mobile Apps
On October 2, 2020, two U.S. representatives introduced a bipartisan bill called the “Online Accessibility Act” (H.R. 8478) (the “OAA”) that would amend the ADA to add a new Title VI prohibiting discrimination by “any private owner or operator of a consumer facing website or mobile application” against individuals with disabilities. The OAA would also […]
Deaf Man Demands Porn Videos Add Closed Captions in Federal Lawsuit
You can’t make this stuff up. Now we have deaf plaintiffs filing lawsuits against porn websites for failing to provide closed captioning for their videos. Last week, a deaf man sued three porn websites in federal court in New York complaining that the online porn videos didn’t have closed captioning so they could understand the dialogue, as […]
Beyonce.com in focus as blind woman sues over website accessibility
Beyonce is being sued by a blind woman who claims the iconic singer’s website is not easily accessible to those with disabilities, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A civil action suit was filed on behalf of Mary Connor in a Brooklyn, N.Y., court on Jan. 3 against Beyonce’s management company, Parkwood Entertainment. The suit alleges that […]
Federal Court Rules: Having an Inaccessible Website Violates Title III of the ADA
Business owners and IT managers across the USA, let this be a warning! Your website MUST be made accessible to persons with disabilities. How do you know if you need to fix your website? Well, if you didn’t build your website with accessibility in mind, you need to fix it, and you need to do […]