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Leah Walker v. Tech Gear 5.7 Inc.

Filed

Case details

Standards cited
WCAG 2.2

Summary

According to the complaint, Leah Walker, a visually impaired individual, is suing Tech Gear 5.7 Inc. for failing to make its website, fieldsheer.com, accessible to blind users, violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Walker alleges that the website contains significant access barriers that prevent her and others from completing transactions independently. The complaint seeks a permanent injunction to require the defendant to make the website accessible and compensatory damages for the discrimination faced by Walker and other class members. Walker claims that the website's design relies on visual elements that are not compatible with screen-reading software, making it impossible for visually impaired individuals to navigate and purchase products.

About the defendant

provides consumers access to an array of goods and services, including temperature-controlled apparel and accessories such as heated jackets, vests, gloves, socks, and insoles

What the complaint says

The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.

  • Website is inaccessible to visually impaired individuals
  • Access barriers prevent blind users from completing transactions
  • Defendant failed to implement necessary accessibility features

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 Defendant from violating the ADA
  • injunction requiring Defendant to make the Website compliant with the ADA
  • declaration that Defendant discriminates against the visually impaired
  • order certifying this case as a class action
  • award of costs and expenses of this 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