{"id":15149,"date":"2024-01-19T10:29:35","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T15:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/key-takeaways-usablenets-ada-web-app-report\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T21:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T21:00:17","slug":"key-takeaways-usablenets-ada-web-app-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/key-takeaways-usablenets-ada-web-app-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Takeaways from UsableNet\u2019s 2023 Year-End Digital Accessibility Lawsuit Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-dark alignfull p-post-header has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background is-style-dark--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);background-image:url(&#039;\/wp-content\/themes\/core\/assets\/media\/backgrounds\/hero-wave-blog.svg&#039;);background-position:50% 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wp-block-tribe-terms\"><ul class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__list\"><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><span class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Accessibility<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">Key Takeaways from UsableNet\u2019s 2023 Year-End Digital Accessibility Lawsuit Report<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9116416d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/author\/3playmedia\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">3Play Media<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u2022<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-date has-10-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2024-01-19T10:29:35+00:00\">January 19, 2024<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"alignfull alignfull wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UsableNet-Mid-Year-Report.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-radius:1rem;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UsableNet-Mid-Year-Report.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UsableNet-Mid-Year-Report-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UsableNet-Mid-Year-Report-1024x366.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/UsableNet-Mid-Year-Report-768x274.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/info.usablenet.com\/2023-year-end-digital-accessibility-lawsuit-report-download-page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UsableNet\u2019s 2023 Year-End Digital Accessibility Lawsuit Report<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/usablenet.com\/\">UsableNet<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>,<\/strong><\/span> a leader in the digital accessibility and usability space, ensures that the digital world and its contents (i.e., websites, videos, and mobile apps) are free of barriers and accessible to all users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each year, UsableNet releases reports covering the top trends in regard to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/ada-video-requirements\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and digital <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/why-3play\/legal-compliance\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>accessibility lawsuits<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The organization\u2019s research team reviews ADA lawsuits filed in federal court or in state court in New York, Florida, or California.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The year-end ADA report includes data from thousands of lawsuits filed against businesses between January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023. As in previous years, these businesses have been targeted for violating the ADA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We recommend <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/info.usablenet.com\/2023-year-end-digital-accessibility-lawsuit-report-download-page\">downloading the full report<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and reviewing the findings for yourself, especially if you\u2019re an accessibility advocate or interested in web development.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this blog post, we\u2019ll cover the key takeaways from UsableNet\u2019s year-end report and what trends to consider as you navigate 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital Accessibility Lawsuits Remain On the Rise<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, plaintiffs filed over 4,600 ADA lawsuits, with the majority filed in<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.usablenet.com\/7-facts-your-ecommerce-company-should-know-about-ada-web-lawsuits\">New York, Florida, and California<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is because the courts and judges in these states are most familiar with ADA web accessibility cases and often rule in favor of the plaintiff. As of the end of 2023, the number of digital accessibility lawsuits continues to rise, and New York had more federal and state law filings than any other state. In the report, UsableNet indicates this because of a few reasons:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To be sued, businesses do not need to be located in New York State\u2014they only need customers in the state.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Courts in New York don\u2019t require businesses to have a physical location.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the most active plaintiffs and plaintiff attorney firms are based in New York.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_32612\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 610px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32612 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screen-Shot-2024-01-17-at-2.24.28-PM-600x474-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" alt=\"Bar graph comparing the number of cases in New York, California, and Florida in 2023. Jan had 39 cases filed in California, 203 in New York, and 38 in Florida. Feb had 20 in California; 262 in New York and 33 cases filed in Florida. March had 62 cases in California, 273 in New York, and 52 in Florida. \u202fApril had 68 cases in California, 224 in New York, and 41 in Florida. May had 44 cases in California, 226 in New York, and 36 in Florida. June had 73 cases in California, 320 in New York, and 36 cases in Florida. July had 32 cases in California, 276 cases in New York, and 36 cases in Florida. August saw 47 cases in California, 306 in New York, and 58 in Florida. September had 29 cases in California, 342 in New York, and 35 in Florida. October saw 61 cases in California, 312 in New York, and 33 in Florida. November had 57 lawsuits in California, 249 in New York, and 39 in California. December's projected lawsuits are 82 in California, 209 in New York, and 34 in Florida.\" width=\"600\" height=\"474\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32612\" \/>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-32612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of UsableNet<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.usablenet.com\/web-and-app-ada-lawsuits-6-trends-so-far-in-2023\">a blog by Jason Taylor for UsableNet<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, lawsuits filed in federal court in New York increasingly require detailed filings, leading some plaintiff law firms to move their digital accessibility lawsuits to state courts in New York instead. Taylor notes in the blog that these lawsuits \u201callege violations of the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL), the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL), and the New York State Civil Rights Law (NYSCRL).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of note, a new trend of federal lawsuits emerged in New Jersey and Wisconsin, which had no digital accessibility filings in 2022 but had 33 and 11 cases filed in 2023, respectively. Additionally, lawsuits in California declined in 2023 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkhill.com\/news-events\/news\/california-court-of-appeal-holds-that-solely-online-retailers-without-a-physical-location-are-not-liable-for-inaccessible-websites-under-the-ada-and-californias-unruh-civil-rights-act\/\">after federal and state courts ruled in 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/span> that a physical location was necessary for plaintiffs to file an ADA-based web accessibility lawsuit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height: 20px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"su-box su-box-style-default\" style=\"border-color: #b3003c; border-radius: 5px;\">\n<div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color: #e6006f; color: #ffffff; border-top-left-radius: 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px;\">Why are web accessibility lawsuits soaring year after year?<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius: 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px;\">\n<p>With little legal clarity around the ADA and its implications for digital accessibility, there is much room for interpretation. The ADA was enacted in 1990, well before the prevalence of the internet, so many assumed that it only applied to physical structures.<\/p>\n<p>Much has changed since the enactment of the ADA. The internet has become a vital resource that many people rely on for communication, entertainment, goods, services, and more. Millions of businesses have an online presence. Without an accessible website, users with disabilities are excluded from participating in a major part of society, and businesses are vulnerable to a potential lawsuit. The growing number of cases against businesses that fail to create inclusive web experiences (and the subsequent rulings against them) has created a strong precedent that the ADA also applies to the internet. The result? Businesses that aren\u2019t prioritizing digital accessibility are experiencing legal repercussions.<\/p>\n<p>In many ADA-based cases, the courts favor the plaintiff. Law firms representing plaintiffs are realizing this and using it as an opportunity to sue organizations with inaccessible websites. So if companies continue to fail at providing accessible digital experiences, we\u2019ll likely continue to see an increase in lawsuits in the coming years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Lainey Feingold\u2019s Perspective on the Growing Number of Digital Accessibility Lawsuits<\/h3>\n<p>Internationally recognized disability rights lawyer, author, and speaker <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lflegal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lainey Feingold<\/a><\/strong><\/span> shared her concerns with the growing number of digital accessibility lawsuits during her annual <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/lainey-feingolds-annual-digital-accessibility-legal-update\/\">Digital Accessibility Legal Update<\/a><\/strong><\/span> with 3Play Media.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default su-quote-has-cite\">\n<div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">The problem I have with so many lawsuits is there\u2019s a lot of attention on what\u2019s filed, but there\u2019s not a lot of attention on what the results are. And that makes me think, \u2018Was this a real civil rights case, or was this case a shakedown? Or was this case a quick in and out?\u2019<span class=\"su-quote-cite\">Lainey Feingold<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lainey said that while these numbers can be jarring, change in civil rights enforcement isn\u2019t achieved with fear. Sharing the results of these cases can help provide greater context around the ethics of the case. Watch her speak about this topic in a brief clip from <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/resources\/recorded-webinars\/wbnr-11-30-2023-legal-update-part-one\/\">Part One of our 2023 Digital Accessibility Legal Update<\/a><\/strong><\/span>:<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f6vlniOH54I?si=x5LxVK6AaGn5zI_7\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leading ADA Law Firms Continue to File Most Digital Accessibility Cases<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following top ten plaintiff firms file over 80% of federally filed digital ADA lawsuits, and 2023 has seen three new firms join the list. In contrast, the top 10 defense firms represent around 20% of ADA lawsuits.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_32613\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 373px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32613 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screen-Shot-2024-01-17-at-2.33.36-PM-363x600-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" alt=\"A list of the top 10 defendant law firms and a defendant lawyer's mindset. The defense lawyer's mindset is \u201cWe will defend you, but you should be accessible.\u201d The Number one Defendant Law firm for digital accessibility is Stein &amp; Nieporent LLP; Number two is Dentons US, LLP; Third is Seyfarth Shaw LLP; Fourth is Jackson Lewis P.C.; Fifth is Brisbois Bisgaard &amp; Smith LLP; Sixth is Law Offices of Nolan Klein, P.A.; Seventh is O\u2019hagan Meyer LLC; Eighth is Blank Rome LLP; Ninth is Morgan Lewis &amp; Bockius LLP; Tenth is Littler Mendelson P.C.;A list of the top 10 plaintiff law firms and a plaintiff lawyer's mindset. A plaintiff lawyer's mindset is \u201cWe will sue you if you do not provide an accessible website.\u201d The number one plaintiff law firm is Mars Khaimov Law PLLC; Number 2 is Stein Saks PLLC; Third is Mars Khaimov Law PLLC; Fourth is Gottlieb &amp; Associates; Fifth is Shaked Law Group, P.C.; In sixth is Mizrahi Kroub LLP; In 7th is Nye, Stirling, Hale, Millet &amp; Sweet LLP; 8th is Cunningham Law PLLC; 9th is Adams &amp; Associates, PA; Rounding out the top 10 is 9th is Law Office of Pelayo Duran, PA.\" width=\"363\" height=\"600\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32613\" \/>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-32613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of UsableNet<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, as discussed in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/info.usablenet.com\/2023-midyear-digital-accessibility-lawsuit-report-download-page\">UsableNet\u2019s mid-year report<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, new plaintiff firms joined the list in 2023, indicating increased legal engagement with digital accessibility cases and their end users. Based on data from federally filed ADA-based lawsuits, the new firms entering the list include The Law Office of Noor Saab; Nye, Stirling, Hale, Miller &amp; Sweet LLP; and Adams &amp; Associates, P.A.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, growth in plaintiff firms did not extend to the other side. The stagnant list of defense firms and less consistent representation by top firms suggest a lack of engagement with defendants in ADA cases due to the tendency for courts to favor plaintiffs regarding digital accessibility.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E-commerce Continues to Receive the Most Lawsuits<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Staying on trend with 2022\u2019s UsableNet report, e-commerce companies continue to top the list of industries most targeted by ADA-based digital accessibility lawsuits. By the end of 2023, e-commerce made up 82% of lawsuits, followed by food service and education at 7% and 4%, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_32614\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 610px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32614 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screen-Shot-2024-01-17-at-2.39.44-PM-600x253-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" alt=\"A pie graph of eCommerce websites with digital accessibility claims versus other industries. eCommerce accounts for 82% of accessibility lawsuits while the other industries account for 18%. \" width=\"600\" height=\"253\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32614\" \/>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-32614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of UsableNet<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the U.S. Census Bureau\u2019s Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS), e-commerce sales increased by 43% in the first year of the pandemic. But these trends are not new. The e-commerce industry was growing rapidly before the pandemic and had consistently received the most digital accessibility lawsuits in recent years; however, the pandemic caused a pronounced shift in consumer behaviors that gave the e-commerce industry a boom in sales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to UsableNet\u2019s report, 21% of the top 500 e-commerce websites received an ADA-based lawsuit in 2023. Over the last five years, 82% of the top 500 e-commerce websites received an ADA-based lawsuit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many reasons why e-commerce sites are prone to digital accessibility lawsuits, including their complex nature, multiple sites and mobile apps, consistently changing content, and connection to a physical location. Examples of companies with a nexus include brick-and-mortar retailers and restaurants, both of which needed to pivot during the pandemic to online sales to stay in business.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height: 20px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-blue-blank\" href=\"https:\/\/go.3playmedia.com\/wp-ada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What does the ADA say about online accessibility? <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height: 20px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education Rounds Out the Top Three Targeted Industries<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The education industry jumped to number three on the list of industries most targeted by ADA lawsuits in 2023. This movement is unsurprising, given the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/what-does-the-latest-doe-doj-dear-colleague-letter-mean-for-online-accessibility-in-higher-education\/\">recent spotlight on accessibility in higher education<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a number of high-profile lawsuits against <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lflegal.com\/2023\/05\/blind-college-students-jury-verdict\/\">colleges<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/takeaways-from-uc-berkeleys-consent-decree-with-the-doj\/\">universities<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. According to UsableNet\u2019s report, one active plaintiff firm filed 100 of the 104 lawsuits against education organizations in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_32615\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 610px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32615 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screen-Shot-2024-01-17-at-2.42.32-PM-600x545-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" alt=\"The percentage of lawsuits by industry: eCommerce: 82%; Food Service Industry: 7%; Education: 4%; Healthcare: 2%; Other: 2%; Travel\/Hospitality: 1%; Fitness &amp; Wellness 1%; Entertainment &amp; Leisure 1%; Digital Media &amp; Agencies: less than 1%; Banking\/Financial: Less than 1%; Real Estate Agencies &amp; Properties: less than 1%; Telecommunications less than 1%; Automotive: less than 1%; Insurance: less than 1%; Grand Total: 100.00%.\" width=\"600\" height=\"545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32615\" \/>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-32615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of UsableNet<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May 2023\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/what-does-the-latest-doe-doj-dear-colleague-letter-mean-for-online-accessibility-in-higher-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>joint Department of Education (DOE) and Department of Justice (DOJ) \u201cDear Colleague\u201d letter<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provided one of the most direct and comprehensive assessments to date on how the ADA and Section 504 apply to online content produced by higher education institutions. UsableNet suggests that this could be the reason for the rise in education lawsuits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/crt\/case\/dear-colleague-letter-online-accessibility-postsecondary-institutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>The May 2023 \u201cDear Colleague\u201d letter<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> discusses the requirements colleges, universities, and postsecondary institutions must adhere to in order to remain compliant with the ADA. Further, the letter indicates that the DOE and DOJ will actively pursue enforcement actions for noncompliant entities. This updated guidance, in conjunction with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lflegal.com\/2023\/07\/web-access-reg-delay-omb\/#What-Regulations-Are-We-Waiting-For\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>DOJ\u2019s looming web accessibility updates<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, cements the importance and prioritization of digital accessibility in the education sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smaller Companies Are Continued Targets<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For years, large organizations were the main target of ADA lawsuits, but smaller companies (defined as having an annual revenue of under $25 million) received 73% of lawsuits in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_32617\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 610px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32617 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screen-Shot-2024-01-17-at-2.55.09-PM-600x392-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" alt=\"4 bar graphs showing the percentages of lawsuits filed against companies that made less than 50 million and companies that made more than 50 million for the years 2020 - 2022. In 2020 and 2021, 30% of companies sued for accessibility claims made over 50 million dollars in revenue while 70% of companies sued for accessibility claims earned less than 50 million dollars in revenue. In 2022, 28% of companies sued for accessibility made more than 50 million dollars in revenue while 72% of companies sued had earnings less than 50 million dollars in revenue. In 2023, 27% of companies sued for accessibility made more than 50 million dollars in revenue while 73% of companies sued had earnings less than 50 million dollars in revenue.\" width=\"600\" height=\"392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32617\" \/>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-32617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of UsableNet<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This figure will likely continue climbing for smaller businesses, as many of the largest companies have already been the target of ADA lawsuits in the past decade and have subsequently remediated their digital presence and\/or developed robust accessibility programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2024, it will be critical for smaller companies and businesses to take action to make their websites and digital presence fully accessible now that plaintiffs and firms continue to move their attention beyond large e-commerce entities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accessibility Widgets and Overlays Are Not Enough for ADA Compliance<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accessibility widgets and overlays are solutions designed to bring sweeping accessibility compliance over the entirety of a website. Unfortunately, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/overlayfactsheet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>these solutions often have issues<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and are not usually endorsed by disabled users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UsableNet tracks if a website uses an accessibility widget on the day a lawsuit is filed. In 2023, over 900 businesses with an accessibility widget or overlay on their website received a lawsuit, representing a 62% increase from 2022, according to the report.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_32618\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 610px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32618 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screen-Shot-2024-01-17-at-3.04.05-PM-600x385-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" alt=\"A bar graph showing the number of lawsuits against companies using widgets from January to December: Jan had 59; Feb had 60; March had 82; April had 78; May had 57; June had 113; July had 80; Aug had 101; Sept had 72; Oct. had 92; Nov. had 60. As of December 12, 2023, December is projected to have 79 lawsuits with a widget.\" width=\"600\" height=\"385\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32618\" \/>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-32618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of UsableNet<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The trend of filing ADA-based complaints and lawsuits against companies using accessibility widgets is likely to continue, as full ADA or WCAG compliance cannot be achieved using overlays or widgets alone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The world\u2019s top disability thought leaders, accessibility experts, disabled users, attorneys, and more are counted among endorsers and signatories of the Overlay Fact Sheet, a resource providing helpful, detailed information on the strengths and weaknesses of accessibility overlays and widgets. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/overlayfactsheet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Read the Overlay Fact Sheet in full to learn more about these solutions and how they impact disabled end users.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What the UsableNet Year-End Report Signals for Media Accessibility in 2024<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we talk about web and digital accessibility, media also falls into the conversation. Websites are the primary targets for ADA-based lawsuits, making up 97% of total digital accessibility lawsuits, and video accessibility makes up less than 1%, according to the report. However, it\u2019s important to note that video accessibility is still essential to making a website accessible. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As technology expands into every aspect of our lives, much of the web and its contents, including video and audio, remain inaccessible to disabled users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A number of businesses and organizations have been sued for failing to make their videos and podcasts accessible, just like with websites. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/learn\/accessibility\/accessibility-laws\/#lawsuits\">Netflix, Amazon, and FedEx have all been sued<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for having inaccessible videos, while podcast platforms <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/new-lawsuit-looks-to-end-inaccessibility-of-popular-podcast-platforms\/\">SiriusXM, Stitcher, and Pandora were sued<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for not offering transcripts. Those not in the entertainment or commerce spaces, like <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/takeaways-from-uc-berkeleys-consent-decree-with-the-doj\/\">UC Berkeley<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">,<\/span> have also faced legal challenges for a lack of accessible content. These lawsuits have set a strong precedent that the ADA usually applies to video and audio content\u2014even when there is no nexus to a physical location.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to UsableNet, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.usablenet.com\/7-facts-your-ecommerce-company-should-know-about-ada-web-lawsuits\">the plaintiff in an ADA web accessibility lawsuit will likely have a visual disability<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Most of the more than 4,000 ADA web accessibility lawsuits filed in 2022 and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.usablenet.com\/five-years-of-ada-web-and-app-lawsuits-key-observations-and-trends\">the nearly 16,000 ADA web accessibility lawsuits filed in the last five years<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> had plaintiffs with visual disabilities. Plaintiffs with auditory disabilities came in second. Claims filed by people with hearing disabilities often focused on digital accessibility issues for video, such as a lack of captions or missing audio descriptions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a video to be accessible and compliant with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG20\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>WCAG 2.0 Level AA<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it must include services such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/services\/captioning\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>captioning<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/services\/audio-description\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>audio description<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a> and\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be hosted on an accessible video player. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/services\/podcast-transcription\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>For a podcast to be accessible<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it must have transcripts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no quick fix to accessibility, so businesses must invest in reputable solutions. 3Play Media has been a leader in the media accessibility space since 2008 and provides <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/why-3play\/3play-difference\/\">solutions to make your media fully accessible<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is still much work to be done regarding digital accessibility. But as further guidance and regulations on web accessibility are made available in the U.S., we hope to see the number of ADA-based digital accessibility lawsuits decrease.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the meantime, businesses must be proactive regarding digital accessibility. By prioritizing accessibility, organizations can create inclusive digital experiences for all users while also having the added benefit of avoiding potential ADA violations and lawsuits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go.3playmedia.com\/wp-ada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29588 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/How-the-ADA-Impacts-Online-Video-Accessibility-CTA.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" alt=\"How the ADA Impacts Online Video Accessibility CTA. 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