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Nicole Davis v. Home Wet Bar, LLC

Filed

Case details

Standards cited
WCAG 2.2

Summary

According to the complaint, Nicole Davis, a visually impaired individual, is suing Home Wet Bar, LLC for failing to make their website, Homewetbar.com, accessible to blind and visually impaired users. The plaintiff alleges that the website contains significant access barriers that prevent her from independently navigating and completing purchases. Key issues include the lack of alternative text for images, improper heading structures, and reliance on mouse navigation, which excludes visually impaired users. The plaintiff seeks a permanent injunction to require the defendant to make the website accessible and compensatory damages for the discrimination experienced.

About the defendant

Home Wet Bar provides a wide array of personalized barware and gifts, including engraved glassware, cocktail accessories, whiskey smokers, decanters, flasks, and bar signs.

What the complaint says

The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.

  • Defendant's website is not accessible to visually impaired individuals.
  • Plaintiff encountered multiple accessibility barriers on Homewetbar.com.
  • Defendant has failed to take necessary steps to make the website accessible.

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.

  • A preliminary and permanent injunction to prohibit Defendant from violating the ADA.
  • An order requiring Defendant to make the website fully compliant with the ADA.
  • A declaration that Defendant’s website discriminates against visually impaired individuals.

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 Homewetbar.com and as a result have been denied access to the enjoyment of goods and services offered by Homewetbar.com, during the relevant statutory period.