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Gomez v. The Cheese Course Franchising, LLC

Filed

Case details

Summary

On June 16, 2019, Andres Gomez filed a Complaint in Florida Federal court against The Cheese Course Franchising LLC. Plaintiff Andres Gomez alleges that www.thecheesecourse.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).

About the defendant

The Cheese Course Franchising LLC is the group behind The Cheese Course Bistro & Cheese Market chain.

What the complaint says

The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.

  • Text equivalent for every non-text element is not provided;
  • Information about the meaning and structure of the Website’s content is not conveyed by more than the visual presentation of content;
  • When the sequence in which content is presented affects its meaning, a correct reading sequence cannot be programmatically determined;
  • Web pages do not have titles that describe topic or purpose;
  • Images on the website are not explained to the user with use of a screen reader program; and,
  • There is no Accessibility Statement regarding a company policy to assist disabled users found on the website.

Legal claims

The laws the plaintiff says the defendant broke, called causes of action.

  • Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq.
  • Florida Statutes § 509 and §760, et al.