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DraftKings Website Accessibility Lawsuit overview:
- Who: Robert Jahoda filed a lawsuit against DraftKings Inc.
- Why: Jahoda claims DraftKings failed to make its website fully accessible to blind and visually impaired individuals, as required by law.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in Pennsylvania federal court.
DraftKings fails to make its website fully accessible to blind and visually impaired individuals, a new lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiff Robert Jahoda claims DraftKings website is “largely incompatible” with screen-reading software used by blind and visually impaired individuals to access the internet.
DraftKings, by allegedly failing to make its website compatible with screen-reading software, “deprives individuals who are partially sighted, visually impaired, or totally blind the benefits of its online goods, content, and services,” the DraftKings complaint alleges.
Jahoda, a blind man, argues DraftKings is required by law to make its website fully accessible to individuals with disabilities, and that not doing so increases “the sense of isolation and stigma” the laws are meant to redress.
DraftKings Accused Of Violating Americans With Disabilities Act
“Unfortunately, Defendant denies approximately 7.4 million Americans who have vision difficulty access to its online store,” states the DraftKings class action.
Jahoda claims DraftKings is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. He is demanding a jury trial and requesting declaratory and injunctive relief along with nominal damages.
In January, DraftKings agreed to donate $325,000 to responsible-gaming charities and make processing changes in order to resolve claims it skirted gambling laws put in place to protect individuals with gambling problems.
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The plaintiff is represented by R. Bruce Carlson and Ian M. Brown of Carlson Brown, and Nicholas A. Colella of Lynch Carpenter LLP.
The DraftKings Website Accessibility Lawsuit is Jahoda v. DraftKings Inc., Case No. 2:22-cv-00939, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
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