LUCIUS v. KARTELL US, INC.

    Plaintiff

    • Name: Windy Lucius
    • Filing date: August 19, 2020
    • State of filing: Florida

    Defendant

    • Name: Kartell US, Inc.
    • Website: www.kartell.com/US
    • Industry: Consumer Goods
    • Summary: Kartell manufactues and sells Italian-designed furniture, decor, and related accessories.

    Case Summary

    On August 19, 2020, Windy Lucius filed a Complaint in Florida Federal court against Kartell US, Inc. . Plaintiff Windy Lucius alleges that www.kartell.com/US is not accessible per the WCAG 2.1 accessibility standard(s).

    Case Details

    Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:

    • Numerous portions of the website do not interface with and are not readable by SRS.
    • Field labels are not announced.
    • The onscreen field labels are not programmatically associated with the corresponding fields so they are not announced when a user tabs to these fields.
    • Screen reader users cannot select a product color
      or finish. Both are required fields so a user cannot add an item to a cart until these options are
      selected.
    • Focus does move to each product selected (Finish and Color) but the focus does not extend to the values in the dropdown.
    • Only the default value is announced, none of the other values
      are announced and they cannot be accessed via a keyboard.
    • User must click the value with a mouse
      in order to make a selection.
    • The Shop menu item is not operable with only a keyboard which will also prevent screen reader users from accessing this menu. It only opens when clicked with a
      mouse.
    • The Search icon, Shop menu item, and News menu item do not receive focus and are not announced by normal navigation.
    • Available product colors are available on-screen but they are notannounced.
    • The newsletter pop-up is announced as soon as it is presented. The issue is that the close button is not announced so users must register in order to close the window.
    • The Wishlist and Account icons do not have clear and accessible labels. Each is announced the same; "U S C C
      Without Me Link" which does not inform users of the purpose of these icons.

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

    • Title III of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq.

    Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:

    • The Court issue a DeclaratoryJudgment that determinesthat the Defendant's website at the commencement of the subject lawsuit is in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq.
    • TheCourt issue a Declaratory Judgment that determines that theDefendant's website is in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq.
    • The Court issue a Declaratory Judgment that Defendant has violated the ADA by failing to monitor and maintain its website to ensure that it is readily accessible to and usable by persons with vision impairment
    • That this Court issue an Order directing Defendant to alter its website to make it accessible to, and useable by, individuals with disabilities to the full extent required by Title III of the ADA
    • That this Court enter an Order directing Defendant to evaluate and neutralize its policies and procedures towards persons with disabilities for such reasonable time so as to allow Defendant to undertake and complete corrective procedures
    • That this Court enter an Order directing Defendant to continually update and maintain its website to ensure that it remains fully accessible to and usable by visually impaired individuals
    • An award of attorney’s fees, costs and litigation expenses pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 12205
    • Such other relief as the Court deems just and proper, and/or is allowable under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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