UsableNet's 2020 Report on ADA Lawsuits

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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.

Infographic for Yearly Trend of ADA Related Digital Lawsuits. A subheading reads, “23 percent increase in 2020. Almost 10 lawsuits every business day.” Below that, a simplified bar graph for 2018, 2019 and 2020 with corresponding case counts." Data points are as follows. 2018, 2,314 cases. 2019, 2,890 cases. 2020, 3,550 cases. Below this, a paragraph of text reads, "ADA related cases in 2020 increased 23% over 2019. This includes cases filed in federal court and those in California state court under the Unruh Act with a direct reference to violation of the ADA.

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Resource: https://blog.usablenet.com/a-record-breaking-year-for-ada-digital-accessibility-lawsuits

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UsableNet's 2020 Report on ADA Lawsuits

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