If you’re serious about building an inclusive community in your association, you’re probably already paying attention to website accessibility. And if not, you should be: Numerous court cases have looked at what the law requires of site owners, and, last month, a vision-impaired plaintiff won the first trial on the issue. If you’re behind the curve, there are a few steps you should take now.
Why are we talking about accessibility on websites? Because of Winn-Dixie. (It’s not a new issue, admittedly, but it’s got new urgency these days.)
Last month, a federal judge in Florida issued a verdict in favor of a Winn-Dixie customer who had sued the grocery chain, claiming it violated the Americans With Disabilities Act because its websites were not accessible to blind and vision-impaired users. Although there have been pretrial court rulings and settlements in previous cases, this is believed to be the first trial verdict in a website ADA lawsuit.
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