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Rebecca Castillo v. Ajisen USA Inc

Filed

Case details

Summary

On April 29, 2019, Rebecca Castillo filed a Complaint in California State court against Ajisen USA Inc.. Plaintiff Rebecca Castillo alleges that www.ajisencalifornia.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0, Section 508 accessibility standard(s).

About the defendant

Ajisen USA Inc. owns and operates a number of ramen noodle restaurants in southern California.

What the complaint says

The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.

  • The home page has graphics, links, and buttons that are not labeled or are incorrectly labeled, or lack alternative text ("Alt-text");
  • Multiple unlabeled or mislabeled buttons and links. Without descriptive alternate text, Screen reader users, have no clue about the purpose or function of the button or link;
  • Multiple pages containing insufficient navigational headings requiring Plaintiff to expend substantial additional time to access information;
  • Unable to browse the menu because menu links and descriptions were inaccessible to screen reading technology;
  • Unable to make a purchase because of an inaccessible checkout system.

Legal claims

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

  • Unruh Civil Rights Act, California Civil Code § 51 et seq.