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ADA Web Accessibility Lawsuits up 181% in 2018 - Recap

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From: Jason Taylor
Date: Dec 26, 2018 3:01PM

UsableNet reveals a 181% increase in ADA Web Accessibility Lawsuits via 2018 Recap Report


New York, NY - UsableNet, a provider of Web Accessibility Technology and Services has tracked all the 2018 federally filed ADA web accessibility-related lawsuits and provides a free recap report.


In the new Dec 27th 2018 report, data is compiled across the 2285 lawsuits which is an increase of 181% over 2017, which had 814 similar cases.


A recap of the highlights and download of the report is made available to republish and share for free to create awareness at https://blog.usablenet.com/2018-ada-web-accessibility-lawsuit-recap-report


The recap report highlights:


* Overall numbers for web accessibility lawsuits in 2018 compared to 2017


* Main geographic locations affected both in where the cases where filed and where the companies sued are Head Quartered.


* Top industries targeted for inaccessible websites


* Top law firms providing litigation support to both defendants and plaintiffs

For Immediate Release: Release, Blog and Infographic Free to Share and Reuse on all Digital outlets.


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