Why Should Maryland Businesses Care?
Given the fast-paced advancement of web technology and the snail-paced advancement of law, businesses have struggled to comply with the ADA. Here are the statistics:
Over the past three years, plaintiffs across the country have filed more than 10,000 lawsuits against businesses based on allegations that a website lacks accessibility features.
In 2020, with more businesses making their services available online due to the pandemic, web accessibility lawsuits increased 23%.
New York, California, and Florida, combined, account for 90% of the 2020 cases.
Sure, Maryland is not a hotbed for these lawsuits—yet. Given the national attention of
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