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ADA Title III

The part of the ADA that covers businesses open to the public, which the Department of Justice says includes their websites.

Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act covers businesses and nonprofits open to the public: stores, restaurants, hotels, banks, medical offices, theaters, and more. The U.S. Department of Justice says it applies to their websites, and that people with disabilities must be able to use the goods, services, and information a business offers online.

No regulation names a technical standard for businesses. The Department says they have flexibility in how they meet the ADA and points to WCAG as helpful guidance. Seyfarth Shaw counted 3,117 website accessibility lawsuits under Title III in U.S. federal court in 2025. Our maintained summary is at ADA Title III.

Source

Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADA

U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (ADA.gov), 2022. Checked .

ADA
The Americans with Disabilities Act, the U.S. civil rights law that the Department of Justice says applies to websites.
ADA Title II
The part of the ADA that covers state and local governments, now with a web rule naming WCAG 2.1 AA and dated deadlines.
Demand letter
A letter from a lawyer saying a client met a barrier on your website and asking you to fix it and settle before a lawsuit.
Class action
A lawsuit brought by one or more people on behalf of a larger group who met the same barrier.

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