The DOJ announced that they are entering into an agreement with Ahold U.S.A. Inc. as well as Peapod LLC, to repair apparent ADA violations. The major corporation is a leading provider of groceries online, serving over 23 million customers in the District of Columbia, East Coast, and Midwest states. The settlement was put into place [...]
The Department of Justice, the U.S. Senate and special interest groups are pushing ahead with their goal to ensure that individuals with disabilities are not being denied access to the Internet. This has resulted in companies coming under attack by unscrupulous law firms for large settlements. Download your Free White Paper AuditGenie™ is [...]
ADA Regulations Are Requiring Websites to be Accessible to the Blind The Department of Justice, the U.S. Senate and special interest groups are pushing ahead with their goal to ensure that individuals with disabilities are not being denied access to the Internet. This has resulted in companies coming under attack by unscrupulous law firms for [...]
In 2009 a dispute arose over the accessibility of the American Cancer Society’s information materials. Materials including the nonprofits website, brochures and documents were being presented in formats that were inaccessible to the visually impaired. In February of 2009, The American Council of the Blind notified the American Cancer Society of the dispute and offered to initiate in Structured Negotiations in order to avoid a lawsuit.
On March 6th, 2014 the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and major tax preparation company, H&R Block entered into a consent decree. The landmark lawsuit between the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and HRB Digital LLC will be the first case in history the DOJ made the decision to intervene on accessibility with [...]
The Department of Justice has expanded the interpretation of the Americans with Disability Act to include the Internet, meaning if you have a website and it is not accessible to individuals with a disability you can be sued! This video presented by James Gutierrez, president of Career Resources Incorporated, will discuss your online liabilities and [...]
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AuditGenie™is the leading provider in online ADA compliance support for businesses, our one-click website testing tool identifies accessibility issues with websites that could lead to a potential lawsuit under the umbrella of Americans with Disability Act. The ADA was established for the disabled to obtain access to brick-and-mortar businesses, today the Department of Justice and [...]
Remember McDonald's Corporation losing a million dollar settlement because their coffee was too hot? Now, wrap your head around this piece of information, Target Corporation settled a six million dollar lawsuit because a blind college student couldn't read their website! In this video Will Kautz, with Executive Advisors, provides insight into online liabilities and gives [...]
So much information is available on the internet helping to educate, enhance and provide for users online. Yet, there are many online users that are being left behind because websites are not properly coded and filled with errors. With a large population of disabled individuals and individuals with impairments, web accessibility has begun playing a [...]
