HALE v. K AND L HARDWARE

    Plaintiff

    • Name: Odell Hale, III
    • Filing date: December 26, 2019
    • State of filing: California

    Defendant

    • Name: K and L Hardware
    • Website: www.acehardware.com/store-details/06045
    • Industry: Consumer Goods
    • Summary: K and L Hardware owns and operates an Ace Hardware franchise in San Bernadino, California.

    Case Summary

    On December 26, 2019, Odell Hale, III filed a Complaint in California State court against K and L Hardware. Plaintiff Odell Hale, III alleges that www.acehardware.com/store-details/06045 is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).

    Case Details

    Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:

    • A proper text equivalent for every non-text element is not provided;
    • Does not provide appropriate alternative text that presents the content of the image and or the function of the link.
    • Information about the meaning and structure of content is not conveyed by more than the visual presentation of content.
    • All functionality ofthe content of the website is not operable through a keyboard interface requiring specific timings for individual keystrokes.
    • Navigation ofthe website is not consistent across the website A mechanism is no always available to bypass blocks of content that are repeated on multiple web pages.
    • Plaintiff has performed a detailed inv stigation and Plaintiffalleges under information and belief that the website lacks titles that describe their topic or purpose.

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

    Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq.

    Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:

    • A minimum of $4,000 in statutory damages.
    • Attorneys' fees and costs
    • Such other and further relief  as to the Court seems just and proper.

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