01: Desktop Website Web Accessibility Lawsuits
A desktop website is a website that is accessed using a desktop operating system and a desktop web browser.
Just as an example, within a desktop website web accessibility lawsuit, the “Windows 11” operating system and “Mozilla Firefox” web browser may be referenced.
Outside of the operating system and web browser, a desktop website web accessibility lawsuit will contain the problem that a disabled person has experienced regarding their experience with the website.
Some examples of the problems that a disabled person might have with a desktop website are as follows:
-A lack of alternative image text and, in turn, the inability to understand images.
-A failure to support screen-reading software.
-A failure to support keyboard-only navigation.
-A lack of closed captioning or other audio alternatives.
To clarify that these issues violate the ADA’s web accessibility standards, it is likely that the WCAG-2 – web content accessibility guidelines published by the Web Accessibility Initiative – will be cited.
The key guidelines within the WCAG-2 are as follows:
-A website must be perceivable.
-A website must be understandable.
-A website must be robust.
-A website must be operable.
If a website doesn’t meet these guidelines, then it violates the ADA’s web accessibility standards.
02: Mobile Website Web Accessibility Lawsuit
A mobile website is a website that is accessed through a mobile web browser. But that’s not all: many mobile website lawsuits are, in fact, lawsuits centered on applications accessed through a mobile device.
Just as an example, a mobile website web accessibility lawsuit might include the “iOS” operating system and the name of an app from the app store or a website accessed through, say, the “Google Chrome” mobile web browser.
A mobile website web accessibility lawsuit will also include the accessibility programs that the plaintiff had with the mobile website/mobile app.
Some examples of the problems that a disabled person might have with a mobile website/app are as follows:
-The target touch size is too small.
-A lack of alternative image text.
-A lack of compatibility with mobile assistive technologies.
Every single one of these problems violates the guidelines for web accessibility, and, as such, if your mobile website/app has these issues, then you run the risk of receiving a web accessibility lawsuit.
