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Legal Requirements You Need to Know
Accessibility is a legal requirement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 that provides comprehensive civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities in employment, state and local government services, public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications.
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is a guidebook that explains how accessible websites should look and operate for people with disabilities.
Section 508 refers to part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. It is a set of rules for government entities and any organization that receives federal funding and states that they must build and maintain all information and communications technology so that they are accessible to people with disabilities.
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) is an Ontario law that outlines standards through which organizations must become more accessible to people with disabilities.
The Unruh Civil Rights Act (California Civil Code Section 51) protects people with disabilities from discrimination by most business establishments, including housing and public establishments.
The New York City Human Rights Law (NYHRA) has enacted state-level and city-level anti-discrimination legislation to protect people with disabilities from discrimination at work, home, and public spaces.
Numbers and Trends of ADA-Related Lawsuits
2022 broke the record for ADA lawsuits and demand letters.
In 2022, 3,250 lawsuits were filed representing only 3% of demand letters. 97% are settled before going to trial.
More than 100,000 businesses received demand letters in 2022 for having inaccessible websites.
Since 2019, there has been an average of 13% year-on-year increase in web accessibility-related lawsuits.
Organizations can be fined up to $150,000 for ADA violations. The average ADA website lawsuit settlement ranges between $20,000 - $50,000.