Comment by vicious_cos on 21/06/2023 at 11:39 UTC

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View submission: r/Blind's Meetings with Reddit and the Current Situation Regarding Accessibility and API Changes

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Online spaces are still not covered well under ADA so submitting a federal complaint against a non-gov funded entity is hard.

HOWEVER there are cases that have opened private businesses can be held accountable if their digital product is not accessible. The Domino's case[1] set the path that an individual/individuals could sue over accessibility blockers.

1: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/07/dominos-supreme-court.html

However it's a shakey road given Winn-Dixie was able to fight off theirs[2]. And both of these were a FIGHT. Dominos kept going up to the supreme court.

2: https://www.adatitleiii.com/2021/04/eleventh-circuit-says-winn-dixies-inaccessible-website-does-not-violate-the-ada/

Yes, it can be done against Reddit. But that person is going to need good time and money for that- a common issue to fight on behalf of accessibility for anything in the US. (And it doesn't help that republicans also love to try and restrict the ADA too)

~ Digital Accessibility engineer 8 years

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