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Ashley Bahena v. Electrolux Consumer Products, Inc.

Filed

Case details

Standards cited
WCAG 2.2

Summary

According to the complaint, Ashley Bahena, a visually impaired individual, is suing Electrolux Consumer Products, Inc. for failing to make its website, https://www.electrolux.com/, accessible to blind users. Bahena alleges that the website contains significant barriers that prevent her and others from independently navigating and completing transactions. The complaint cites violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and seeks a permanent injunction to require the defendant to make necessary changes to the website to ensure accessibility. Bahena claims that the lack of accessible features has denied her and other visually impaired individuals equal access to the goods and services offered online, which is a violation of their rights under the ADA.

About the defendant

Provides consumers access to an array of goods and services, including the ability to view and purchase a variety of household appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines, and dryers.

What the complaint says

The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.

  • Website is inaccessible to visually impaired individuals
  • Access barriers prevent independent navigation and transactions
  • Defendant failed to implement necessary modifications for accessibility

Legal claims

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

  • Violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • Declaratory Relief

What the plaintiff asks for

What the plaintiff wants the court to order.

  • Permanent injunction requiring Defendant to make the Website accessible
  • Compensatory damages for Class Members
  • Certification of the case as a class action

Proposed class

The group of people the plaintiff asks to represent, so the case can cover them too.

All legally blind individuals in the United States who have attempted to access the Website and as a result have been denied access to the enjoyment of goods and services offered by the Website, during the relevant statutory period.