FISCHLER v. 600 HYLAN ASSOCIATES L.L.C.

    Plaintiff

    • Name: Brian Fischler
    • Filing date: April 2, 2019
    • State of filing: New York

    Defendant

    • Name: 600 Hylan Associates L.L.C.
    • Website: www.hylandartmouth.com
    • Industry: Real Estate
    • Summary: 600 Hylan Associates L.L.C. lease apartments in New York City.

    Case Summary

    On April 2, 2019, Brian Fischler filed a Complaint in New York Federal court against 600 Hylan Associates L.L.C.. Plaintiff Brian Fischler alleges that www.hylandartmouth.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).

    Case Details

    Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:

    • Lack of alt-text for images.
    • Documents titles are blank.
    • Frames do not have a title.
    • PDFs are not tagged and therefore are inaccessible to screen readers.
    • Webpages have duplicate IDs which cause problems in screen
      readers.
    • Webpages have markup errors.
    • Webpages have no headings.
    • Headings are not nested correctly.
    • Several links on a page share the same link text but go to different
      destinations.

    Plaintiff asserts the following cause(s) of action in its Complaint:

    • Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq. 
    • New York State Human Rights Law
    • New York City Human Rights Law
    • Declaratory Relief

    Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:

    • Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq. 
    • New York State Human Rights Law
    • New York City Human Rights Law
    • Declaratory Relief

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