[blindLaw] Accessibility law firm lawsuits resources

Sun Sep 3 19:44:49 UTC 2023

Testing to identify potential civil rights violation is not new. This is a practice regularly employed in housing discrimination investigations. As previously suggested, this is definitely a good topic for a law school paper but as a practical matter, I don't see anything unethical about this. It is one of the investigative tactics that can be used to uncover violations.

Rod,

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Max, 

Is it your belief that law firms shouldn't be allowed to collect attorneys' fees in cases where they had a blind tester test a website to begin with? 

Sanho 

> On Sep 3, 2023, at 12:28 PM, Gerard Sadlier via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Just for the sake of the argument, why would this be unethical, 
> assuming the websites in question really are inaccessible, contrary to 
> the law?
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> Ger
> 
>> On 9/3/23, Max Smith via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hello Dennis,
>> I am a current law student with a strong interest in web 
>> accessibility. I am reaching out because I believe it is highly 
>> unethical for these law firms to engage in such practices.
>> 
>> 
>>> On Sep 1, 2023, at 10:27 AM, MIKE MCGLASHON via BlindLaw 
>>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> It sounds like a topic for a final law school paper
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Please advise as you like.
>>> 
>>> Mike M.
>>> 
>>> Mike mcglashon
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Dennis 
>>> Clark via BlindLaw
>>> Sent: Friday, September 1, 2023 12:18 PM
>>> To: Max Smith via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: Dennis Clark <dennis at dgclark.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Accessibility law firm lawsuits resources
>>> 
>>> Hello Max,
>>> 
>>> Are you a lawyer, or a current law student? Once I know this I can 
>>> better provide an answer that may make sense. I'm asking because 
>>> your question as presented is somewhat unusual, and kind of reads 
>>> like a possible law school exam question.
>>> 
>>> All the best,
>>> 
>>> Dennis
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 9/1/2023 2:25 AM, Max Smith via BlindLaw wrote:
>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>> 
>>>> I'm curious if anyone is aware of any instances where charges have 
>>>> been
>>> brought against law firms that hire visually impaired or disabled 
>>> individuals to identify inaccessible websites. These individuals are 
>>> subsequently utilized to initiate lawsuits against businesses or 
>>> companies that are considered inaccessible. The testers are 
>>> compensated when the law firm settles the lawsuits. Essentially, 
>>> this could be perceived as a form of extortion.
>>>> 
>>>> If anyone has a source they could point me to, I would greatly 
>>>> appreciate
>>> the opportunity to delve deeper into this topic.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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