Supreme Court allows blind people to sue retailers if their websites are not accessible

guest · Oct 7, 2019

Supreme Court allows blind people to sue retailers if their websites are not accessible
October 7, 2019
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-10-07/blind-person-dominos-ada-supreme-court-disabled

The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for blind people to sue Domino’s Pizza and other retailers if their websites are not accessible.

In a potentially far-reaching move, the justices turned down an appeal from Domino’s and let stand a U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling holding that the Americans With Disabilities Act protects access not just to restaurants and stores but also to the websites and apps of those businesses.
Guillermo Robles, who is blind, filed suit in Los Angeles three years ago and complained he had been unable to order a pizza online because the Domino’s website lacked the software that would allow him to communicate.

But for now, the court’s action strongly suggests that retailers will be required to make their websites accessible.
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