Web Accessibility is a set of rules, behaviors, code standards and design guidelines that are meant to allow people with disabilities to effectively use websites.
There are Legal Implications if People with Disabilities Cannot Access Your Website
Litigation: Web Accessibility and ADA Compliance
- 200% increase in lawsuits and demand letters from 2017 to 2018
- DOJ affirms ADA applies to websites since November 2018
- 2019 tripled 2018 in papers served
- Over 150,000 demand letters served to businesses since 2017
- 93% of demand letters settle outside of court for $20,000 –$150,000 on average
- 7% of businesses fight and lose in court
- Over 4,600 lawsuits were filed in 2023 and the numbers keep growing!
