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?
Disclaimer: This post and the headline is my opinion. I provide facts throughout to inform that opinion.Adrian Roselli
The Promise and Pitfalls of Web Accessibility Overlays for Blind and Low Vision Users
#accessibility #overlays #research
research paper (PDF)
researchgate.net/profile/Garre…
With promises like “100% compliance now and in the future” it’d be hard not to consider the merits of these overlay widgets.Matt Litzinger (Litz Digital, LLC)
Speaking of #overlays, there is yet another one: #WebAbility
I have already made a PR to add it to the Overlay Fact Sheet:
github.com/karlgroves/overlayf…
As with other overlays, it makes WCAG/ADA promises, fails to fix stuff, replicates platform features (poorly) in CSS, and introduces WCAG violations just by adding it to a site.
Cool business model.
From Introducing WebAbility.io: Ultimate Web Accessibility Widget for ADA & WCAG Compliance, a press release from Techyweb Solutions INC.: WebAbility.io offers easy, comprehensive solutions for we...GitHub
European Commission on accessibility overlays: commission.europa.eu/resources…
Web accessibility overlays are tools or technologies that aim to improve the accessibility of a website. However, claims that a website can be made fully compliant in an automated fashion are not realistic.European Commission
European Commission makes statement on accessibility overlays.
"Claims that a website can be made fully compliant without manual intervention are not realistic"
"overlay tools may make a website less accessible for some users"
commission.europa.eu/resources…
#eu #a11y #accessibility #overlays #fail
Web accessibility overlays are tools or technologies that aim to improve the accessibility of a website. However, claims that a website can be made fully compliant in an automated fashion are not realistic.European Commission
This is an article about a lawsuit filed by AudioEye, a multi-million dollar accessibility company, against Adrian Roselli, a long-time leader in the global digital accessibility community.Law Office of Lainey Feingold
An accessibility overlay vendor (#AudioEye) is suing @aardrian, an accessibility specialist, in the United States of America.
I've already shared this story before. The news is that his attorney has filed a motion to dismiss under New York’s anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) law (what doesn't really exist in France).
Quick reminder that AudioEye is a member of the IAAP (International Association of Accessibility Professionals)… If this makes you feel bad, it's normal.
#accessibility #a11y #overlays
adrianroselli.com/2023/05/audi…
On Wednesday March 8, 2023, a man who turned out to be a process server came to my house and delivered a stack of papers — a 30 page lawsuit from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP along with Buffalo-area firm Phillips Lytle LLP, both representing Au…Adrian Roselli
In recent years, a series of new technologies have provided better experiences and outcomes for disabled users.Adrian Roselli
