300%
Increase in lawsuits since 2018
25%
of websites sued more than once.
98%
Of websites are inaccessible
Due to the increased use of the Internet, many countries have incorporated web accessibility into existing civil rights legislation that protects people with disabilities or created new ones.
This includes the ADA, AODA, EEA, IAP, and many more. Most countries have adopted the WCAG 2.1 AA, or Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, as standard for accessible websites and refer to them in settlements.
In 2018, the DOJ clarified that websites are considered places of public accommodation and should therefore comply with the ADA Title III. US courts refer to WCAG 2.1 AA as the accessibility standard.
There’s a lot of reasons why all websites and apps should be accessible, but there’s only really ONE single reason, why we work on it: people’s rights !
