Hale v. K and L Hardware

Summary

On December 26, 2019, Odell Hale, III filed a Complaint in California State court against K and L Hardware. Plaintiff Odell Hale, III alleges that www.acehardware.com/store-details/06045 is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).

About the defendant

K and L Hardware owns and operates an Ace Hardware franchise in San Bernadino, California.

What the complaint says

The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.

• A proper text equivalent for every non-text element is not provided;
• Does not provide appropriate alternative text that presents the content of the image and or the function of the link.
• Information about the meaning and structure of content is not conveyed by more than the visual presentation of content.
• All functionality ofthe content of the website is not operable through a keyboard interface requiring specific timings for individual keystrokes.
• Navigation ofthe website is not consistent across the website A mechanism is no always available to bypass blocks of content that are repeated on multiple web pages.
• Plaintiff has performed a detailed inv stigation and Plaintiffalleges under information and belief that the website lacks titles that describe their topic or purpose.

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.

What the plaintiff asks for

What the plaintiff wants the court to order.

• A minimum of $4,000 in statutory damages.
• Attorneys' fees and costs
• Such other and further relief as to the Court seems just and proper.