Da Website Accessibility News Today

Juan Carlos Gil filed a civil action against Winn-Dixie seeking relief for Winn-Dixie’s alleged failure to maintain a website accessible to visually impaired customers in violation of the ADA. This case highlights the legal ambiguities of website accessibility claims.

Two recent decisions in New York federal court may reduce certain types of filings in website accessibility lawsuits. The courts held that websites are not “places of public of accommodation” covered by the ADA and on that basis, granted the defendants’ motions to dismiss.