Leah Walker v. Inn Beauty Lab Inc.

Case Summary

According to the complaint, Leah Walker, a visually impaired individual, is suing Inn Beauty Lab Inc. for failing to make its website, innbeautyproject.com, accessible to blind users. Walker alleges that the website contains numerous barriers that prevent her and others from independently navigating and completing purchases. Key issues include the lack of alternative text for images, reliance on mouse navigation, and other accessibility failures that violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Walker seeks a permanent injunction to require the defendant to make the website accessible and compensatory damages for the class of visually impaired individuals affected by these barriers.

Causes of Action

• Violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Declaratory Relief

Key Allegations

• Website is inaccessible to visually impaired individuals
• Failure to provide alternative text for images
• Website requires mouse use for transactions, excluding keyboard users
• Significant access barriers prevent independent navigation and purchasing

Requested Relief

• Permanent injunction requiring Defendant to make the Website accessible
• Compensatory damages for Class Members
• Certification of the case as a class action

Proposed Class

All legally blind individuals in the United States who have attempted to access the Website and as a result have been denied access to the enjoyment of goods and services offered by the Website, during the relevant statutory period.

Jurisdiction & Venue

This Court has subject-matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and 42 U.S.C. § 12182; venue is proper under 28 U.S.C. §1391(b)(1) and (2).