Online meal delivery service Blue Apron LLC can’t escape a claim alleging its website is inaccessible to visually-impaired customers using screen-reading software.
The Nov. 8 decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire allows a case to proceed that may help clarify the responsibilities of online-only companies in ensuring the accessibility of their services.
Bloomberg Law data show 192 cases have been filed this year under the Americans With Disabilities Act against companies for allegedly failing to make their websites accessible to blind people ( Access Now Inc. v. Blue Apron LLC, N.H. Dist. Ct., No. 17-cv-116-JL, 11/8/17
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