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Ashley Bahena v. Fitness Equipment Services, LLC

Filed

Case details

Standards cited
WCAG 2.2

Summary

According to the complaint, Ashley Bahena, a visually impaired individual, is suing Fitness Equipment Services, LLC for failing to make its website, Soletreadmills.com, accessible to blind users, violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Bahena alleges that the website contains significant barriers that prevent her and others from independently navigating and completing purchases. The complaint seeks a permanent injunction to require the defendant to make the website accessible and compensatory damages for the discrimination faced by Bahena and the class members. The plaintiff claims that the website's design relies on visual elements that are not compatible with screen-reading software, thus denying equal access to visually impaired individuals.

About the defendant

Provides consumers access to an array of fitness equipment including rowers, treadmills, ellipticals, and exercise bikes for online purchase.

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 purchases
  • Defendant failed to comply with ADA standards

Legal claims

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

  • Violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

What the plaintiff asks for

What the plaintiff wants the court to order.

  • Preliminary and permanent injunction to prohibit violations of the ADA
  • Injunction requiring compliance with ADA
  • Declaration of discrimination against visually impaired individuals
  • Class action certification
  • Pre- and post-judgment interest
  • Award of costs and attorney fees

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.