[nfbcs] Suing a seemingly accessible web site

[Buddy Brannan]

While it’s possible, even probable, that this is one of those scum sucking bottom feeding ambulance chasing types that’s out for a quick buck on the backs of real accessibility issues, you know the kind…drive by business and sue for ADA violations without actually patronizing the company in question…it’s also possible that it isn’t. There are, after all, other accessibility concerns besides blindness ones. How does the site stack up to WCAG standards? Is there enough contrast? Does screen enlargement properly scale? Is the site fully navigable by keyboard? If it has any carousels, can they be paused or stopped? What about access to modal dialogs? Are videos properly captioned? There really are a s**t ton of accessibility concerns not at all related to screen reader usage. So, yes. The people suing this company may well be the wrong sort of people, with no real beef. But before making that accusation, it’s probably a good idea to see what the actual complaint is. No, I don’t advocate suing right off the bat either. 

> On Feb 16, 2019, at 11:16 AM, Kevin via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I agree with you.  It makes me so sick I could throw up!  This is the world we live in I'm sad to say.  No doubt any judge would laugh this out of court.
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> On 2/15/2019 10:03 PM, Christopher Chaltain via nfbcs wrote:
>> I was contacted by a lawyer today because one of his clients is being sued under the ADA because their web site is not accessible. I went to the web site and I couldn't find a single issue with the site. In fact, it may be the most accessible and easiest to use shopping site I've ever visited. The web site is https://www.evolutionsalt.com/
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>> If anyone goes to the web site and finds any issues with it, please let me know.
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>> I'm obviously very much in favor of making web sites accessible, and I'm not opposed to using the ADA and a law suit as a last resort to force a company in complying with the law. I'm also very much against frivolous lawsuits against sites that are accessible just to get some kind of a settlement for a nuisance lawsuit. I think this makes blind people look bad and petty, and it makes it harder for us to address issues with sites that are legitimately inaccessible.
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>> BTW, this lawyer just reached out to me since he knew I was blind and used the web.
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