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# Website Accessibility Ruling Reveals ADA Clarification

  October 14, 2022

[Law360](https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/1539601/website-accessibility-ruling-reveals-ada-clarification?nl_pk=132b479c-0431-42b6-95ea-1bd039712ec3&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=consumerprotection&utm_content=2022-10-17)

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Law360*​’s Expert Analysis section recently published [Website Accessibility Ruling Reveals ADA Clarification](www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/1539601/website-accessibility-ruling-reveals-ada-clarification?nl_pk=132b479c-0431-42b6-95ea-1bd039712ec3&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=consumerprotection&utm_content=2022-10-17), an article written by Kelley Drye partners [Gonzalo Mon](/Our-People/Gonzalo-E-Mon) and[ ](/Our-People)[Geoffrey Castello](/Our-People/Geoffrey-W-Castello)[ ](/Our-People)and associate [Greg Berman](/Our-People/Gregory-Berman). The article discusses that although there have been thousands of lawsuits in this area, the legal requirements are still not clear, and companies continue to face lawsuits for minor deficiencies. A recent decision in California federal court, however, suggests that companies may not be held liable for minor lapses in accessibility when those lapses don’t prevent users from navigating a website.

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