Until accessibility is achieved for all digital content, digital accessibility lawsuits will continue to rise year after year. UsableNet’s comprehensive report on 2020 digital accessibility lawsuits highlights all of the areas for improvement. Reading this report, businesses will see how their operations may be inaccessible and just how they can make positive changes.
Here are the highlights of 2020 report findings:
- "Total cases for digital accessibility are up 20%
- Post COVID-19 lockdown, the lawsuit filing rate increased more than 50%
- 21% of lawsuits are against companies who received web accessibility lawsuits in the past"
- Over 250 companies sued had invested in accessibility widgets or overlays"
Download the full report from the Usablenet website.
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Resource: https://blog.usablenet.com/a-record-breaking-year-for-ada-digital-accessibility-lawsuits
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