Roy Rios v. Public Broadcasting Service
Filed
Case details
Summary
On September 8, 2020, Roy Rios filed a Complaint in California State court against Public Broadcasting Service A Virigina Nonstock Corporation . Plaintiff Roy Rios alleges that www.shop.pbskids.org/ is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).
About the defendant
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit organization that provides educational and public interest programming.
What the complaint says
The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.
- Missing alternative text which presents a problem because an image without alternative text results in an empty link
- Linked image missing alternative text which presents a problem because an image without alternative text results in an empty link.
- Empty or missing form labels which presents a problem because, if a form control does not have a properly associated text label, the function or purpose of that form control may not be presented to screen reader users
- Empty buttons, which present a problem because a button is empty or has no value text.
- Empty links which present a problem because a link contains no text.
- Redundant Links where adjacent links go to the same URL address
Legal claims
The laws the plaintiff says the defendant broke, called causes of action.
- Violations of the Unruh Civil Rights Act, California Civil Code § 51 et seq
What the plaintiff asks for
What the plaintiff wants the court to order.
- For a judgment that Defendant violated Plaintiff’s rights under the Unruh Civil Rights Act, California Civil Code § 51 et seq.
- For a preliminary and permanent injunction requiring Defendant to take the steps necessary to make the Website, https://shop.pbskids.org/, readily accessible to and usable by visuallyimpaired individuals; but Plaintiff hereby expressly limits the injunctive relief to require that Defendant expend no more $20,000 as the cost of injunctive relief
- An award of statutory minimum damages of $4,000 per violation pursuant to section 52(a) of the California Civil Code; however, Plaintiff expressly limits the total amount of recovery, including statutory damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, and cost of injunctive relief not to exceed $74,999
- For attorneys’ fees and expenses pursuant to all applicable laws including, without limitation, California Civil Code § 52(a); however, Plaintiff expressly limits the total amount of recovery, including statutory damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, and cost of injunctive relief not to exceed $74,999
- For pre-judgment interest to the extent permitted by law
- For costs of suit
- For such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.