DOJ Issues Long-Awaited Website Accessibility Guidance, But Will Anything Change on the Litigation Front?

It’s been twelve years since the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) first issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on website accessibility for private businesses under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and five years since those regulations were abandoned. Meanwhile, traditional public accommodations and businesses of all kinds have faced an ever-increasing number of lawsuits, often from a growing list of plaintiffs’ lawyers attracted to these claims. The DOJ has now published guidance on what the ADA requires from private businesses when it comes to website accessibility, but has it provided any real answers or perhaps some assistance in fighting off the increasing number of lawsuits? In this webinar, our speakers will answer these questions while walking through the guidance and offering their insights into preparations companies can make for website accessibility litigation that is almost certainly inevitable.