Plaintiff
- Name: Andres Gomez
- Filing date: June 16, 2019
- State of filing: Florida
Defendant
- Name: The Cheese Course Franchising LLC
- Website: www.thecheesecourse.com
- Industry: Hotel, Restaurant and Leisure
- Summary: The Cheese Course Franchising LLC is the group behind The Cheese Course Bistro & Cheese Market chain.
Case Summary
On June 16, 2019, Andres Gomez filed a Complaint in Florida Federal court against The Cheese Course Franchising LLC. Plaintiff Andres Gomez alleges that www.thecheesecourse.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).
Case Details
Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:
- Text equivalent for every non-text element is not provided;
- Information about the meaning and structure of the Website’s content is not conveyed by more than the visual presentation of content;
- When the sequence in which content is presented affects its meaning, a correct reading sequence cannot be programmatically determined;
- Web pages do not have titles that describe topic or purpose;
- Images on the website are not explained to the user with use of a screen reader program; and,
- There is no Accessibility Statement regarding a company policy to assist disabled users found on the website.
Plaintiff asserts the following cause(s) of action in its Complaint:
- Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq.
- Florida Statutes § 509 and §760, et al.
