If you’re serious about digital accessibility, ditch the overlays and invest in real, sustainable solutions—like proper coding practices, WCAG compliance, and user testing with disabled individuals.

Read more about the UserWay lawsuit here: lflegal.com/2025/02/userway-ov…

#Accessibility #UserWay #Lawsuit #A11y #DigitalInclusion #WebAccessibility (3/3)

Another Web Access Overlay Company Sued by a Small Business

Another class action lawsuit has been filed by a small business that purchased an overlay monthly subscription, yet still got hit with a lawsuit claiming its website was not accessible.

^{Law Office of Lainey Feingold}

I know many folks are aware of the class action against #accessiBe:
adrianroselli.com/2020/06/acce…

You may be unaware of a class action against #UserWay:
dockets.justia.com/docket/dela…

If not, anyone have access to a (tagged) PDF of the complaint?

#overlays #accessibility

#accessiBe Will Get You Sued

Disclaimer: This post and the headline is my opinion. I provide facts throughout to inform that opinion.

^{Adrian Roselli}

If you purchase a company that has:
• lied about “ADA compliance”,
• stolen content from others,
• relied on false advertising,
• pushed its broken LLM,
• manipulated WAVE checks,
• claimed lawsuit protection,

…and then reward that behavior by making its CEO / founder the president of your own company, then I am wary of claims the behavior will stop.

adrianroselli.com/2021/09/user…

#accessibility #a11y #UserWay #LevelAccess

#UserWay Will Get You Sued

Disclaimer: This post and the headline is my opinion. I provide verifiable facts throughout to inform that opinion.

^{Adrian Roselli}

Search Engine Land (guest/paying author) is pretty clear that you should not use accessibility overlays (such as #accessiBe, #UserWay, #AudioEye, etc):

“Are you using an accessibility overlay to help disabled users? Don’t!”
searchengineland.com/accessibi…

via @JonAvilaA11y #a11y

Are you using an accessibility overlay to help disabled users? Don’t!

Accessibility overlays are not the answer for sites looking to provide a more inclusive experience for online users with disabilities.

^{Casey Markee (Search Engine Land)}