Will Your Business Deal With an ADA Lawsuit? It's Likely...
Will your store or brand be sued? It's increasingly likely. Lawyers are targeting retailers using the Americans with Disability Act as a reason to sue your store. In a presentation by William M. Jay, Andrew Kim, and Tim Springer, we find some startling statistics about the increase in ADA lawsuits.
Retail websites are the top target of ADA lawsuits.
In the last 3 years, ADA lawsuits are up more than 200%.
Just 20 firms account for almost 90% of the lawsuits.
Bridge runs audits to help our software be more usable by those with disabilities. Many entities consider standards by WCAG to be the benchmark. Yet, even with software updates, lawyers still target e-commerce platforms like ours. Their goal may be to initiate many lawsuits and see what businesses will settle out of court.
Sadly, almost no site, no matter how well managed, is immune from a lawyer sending an ADA complaint letter.