FISCHLER v. RAINBOW SANDALS, INC.

    Plaintiff

    • Name: Brian Fischler
    • Filing date: May 23, 2019
    • State of filing: New York

    Defendant

    • Name: Rainbow Sandals, Inc.
    • Website: www.rainbowsandals.com
    • Industry: Apparel
    • Summary: Rainbow Sandals, Inc. is a footwear retailer specailizing in leather, hemp, and rubber flip-flops and sandals.

    Case Summary

    On May 23, 2019, Brian Fischler filed a Complaint in New York Federal court against Rainbow Sandals, Inc. . Plaintiff Brian Fischler alleges that www.rainbowsandals.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.
    • Document titles are blank.
    • Headings contain other headings.
    • Links use general text like “more” with no surrounding text explaining the link purpose.
    • Frames do not have a title.
    • PDFs are not tagged and therefore are inaccessible to screen readers.
    • Some pages have the same title so the title cannot be used to distinguish pages.
    • Webpages have duplicate IDs which cause problems in screen readers.
    • Webpages have no headings, and headings are not nested correctly.
    • Form field labels are not unique on a page or enclosed in a fieldset with a legend that makes the label unique.
    • Several links on a page share the same link text but go to different destinations.
    • Webpages have markup errors.

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

    • Violations of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. § 1281 et seq.
    • Violations of the NYSHRL
    • Violations of the NYCHRL
    • Declaratory Relief 

    Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:

    • A preliminary and permanent injunction to prohibit Defendant from violating Title III of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12182, et seq., N.Y. Exec. Law § 296, et seq., N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 8-107, et seq., and the laws of New York
    • A preliminary and permanent injunction requiring Defendant to take all the steps necessary to make its Websites into full compliance with the requirements set forth in Title III of the ADA, and its implementing regulations, so that the Websites are readily accessible to and usable by blind individuals
    • A declaration that Defendant owns, maintains and/or operates the Websites in a manner that discriminates against the blind and which fails to provide access for persons with disabilities as required by ADA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12182, et seq., N.Y. Exec. Law § 296, et seq., N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 8-107, et seq., and the laws of New York
    • An order certifying the Class and Subclasses under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a) & (b)(2) and/or (b)(3), appointing Plaintiff as Class Representative, and his attorneys as Class Counsel
    • Compensatory damages in an amount to be determined by proof, including all applicable statutory damages, punitive damages and fines
    • Pre- and post-judgment interest
    • An award of costs and expenses of this action together with reasonable attorneys’ and expert fees
    • Such other and further relief as this Court deems just and proper.

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