Playing Offense on Website Accessibility

Earlier this month, the National Basketball Association was hit with a proposed class action alleging that the league’s website violates the Americans with Disabilities Act because it is not accessible to the blind. This follows closely after a lawsuit filed against Reebok, similarly arguing that the sporting goods company’s site contains access barriers that that make it difficult —if not impossible — for blind customers to use the site. Although these types of cases have been on the ri