ADA lawsuit news, court rulings, and WCAG compliance updates
A New York federal court has accepted a website accessibility lawsuit against Riverside Kitchen & Bath, a mid-sized home renovation retailer, alleging violations of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The plaintiff, represented by a serial ADA litigation firm, claims the company's e-commerce website lacks screen reader compatibility and keyboard navigation support.
A deaf and visually impaired plaintiff sued a Mid-Atlantic regional bank over alleged ADA violations including captionless videos, inaccessible PDFs, and a broken mobile check deposit feature.
A visually impaired plaintiff has filed a federal lawsuit against a Florida restaurant chain alleging its website fails WCAG 2.1 standards for screen reader users.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed that commercial websites serving New York customers must comply with WCAG 2.1 AA under Title III of the ADA.
The Department of Justice published a final rule requiring state and local government websites to conform to WCAG 2.1 AA, with compliance deadlines beginning in 2026.
A prolific ADA plaintiff has targeted another online retailer with his 47th website accessibility complaint of the year in the Southern District of New York.
An analysis of Q1 2026 ADA website accessibility lawsuits shows 847 federal cases filed nationally, a 12 percent increase over 2025, with New York and Florida accounting for 70 percent of filings.
Multiple federal courts have ruled that third-party accessibility overlay widgets are insufficient to demonstrate ADA compliance, reinforcing the need for manual code remediation.
A Central District of California court granted summary judgment for the plaintiff after an audit found the defendant website failed WCAG 2.1 AA on 23 distinct criteria.
A blind patient sued a multi-state healthcare network over an inaccessible patient portal, citing CAPTCHA barriers, inaccessible PDFs, and broken keyboard navigation.