found this absolute gem of a post when looking for ammo against overlays https://accessdefense.com/?p=5378
> "If your business wants to avoid getting sued under the ADA because of an inaccessible website an accessibility overlay or widget isn’t going to help you. I can say this with some certainty because in the last two weeks alone five lawsuits have been filed against businesses that use an accessibility widget or overlay on their websites."
(see footnotes for list of those lawsuits)
#accessibility
Mayank /
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2024-06-17 18:44:46
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