November 2023 Digital Accessibility Lawsuit Information

• 136 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in November.
• Consumer Durables & Apparel, Food, Beverage & Tobacco and Health Care Equipment & Services were targeted most.
• 8 Plaintiffs filed 43% of the month's website accessibility lawsuits.
• STEIN SAKS, PLLC filed the most complaints in November with 36 lawsuits in New York.
• Most lawsuits (55%) were filed in New York with California coming in second at 25%
• We detected that 4% of litigated websites in November are using a Third-party accessibility Overlay tool.

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel, Food, Beverage & Tobacco and Health Care Equipment & Services were targeted most in November with a combined total of 80 lawsuits (thats 58.83%)

Most lawsuits (55%) were filed in New York with California coming in second at 25%

Third-Party Overlays

We detected that 4% of litigated websites in November are using a Third-party accessibility Overlay tool.

Typically overlays, or widgets, apply a third-party's source code to the existing webpage in an effort to change the user experience by overriding or altering elements of the page. Overlays are often used in-place of manual identification and resolution of accessibility barriers. Because such overlays try to hide underlying accessibility issues, their effectiveness is debated and their use seems to promote the idea that website operators need not concern themselves with the accessibility of their webpages. There has been an increase in the number of lawsuits against websites that use third-party overlays.

Plaintiffs Who Filed the Most Lawsuits

COLETTE STROUDE is the most litigious website accessibility plaintiff, filing 13 lawsuits in November.

STEIN SAKS, PLLC filed the most complaints in November with 36 lawsuits in New York. MANNING LAW, APC came in second place with 16 filings in California.