Tazinique Echols v. Vidaxl LLC

Case Summary

According to the complaint, Tazinique Echols, a visually impaired individual, is suing Vidaxl LLC for failing to make its website, https://www.vidaxl.com/, accessible to blind users. Echols alleges that the website contains significant barriers that prevent her and others from completing transactions independently, violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The complaint details various accessibility issues, including lack of alt-text for images and reliance on mouse navigation, which excludes visually impaired individuals from accessing the goods and services offered. Echols seeks a permanent injunction to require Vidaxl to make its website accessible and compensatory damages for the discrimination faced by her and other class members.

Causes of Action

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

Key Allegations

• Website is inaccessible to visually impaired individuals
• Defendant failed to provide necessary accommodations for screen-reader users
• Access barriers prevent visually impaired individuals from completing transactions

Requested Relief

• Permanent injunction 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

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).