Top Class Actions’s website and social media posts use affiliate links. If you make a purchase using such links, we may receive a commission, but it will not result in any additional charges to you. Please review our Affiliate Link Disclosure for more information.
Manolo Blahnik class action overview:
- Who: Manolo Blahnik USA Ltd. is facing a class action lawsuit over access to its website.
- Why: The plaintiff claims that the Manolo Blahnik website is not accessible to those who are visually impaired or legally blind.
- Where: The lawsuit was filed in federal court in New York but applies across the United States.
Manolo Blahnik USA Ltd. is facing a class action lawsuit claiming that its website, manoloblahnik.com, is not accessible to those who are visually impaired or legally blind.
The website is not accessible via screen reader and it does not have alternative text, it has broken links and it does not include text to go along with images, according to the Manolo Blahnik class action.
Plaintiff Marta Hanyzkiewicz attempted to access the Manolo Blahnik website on several occasions and was unable to based on the website’s lack of accessibility. She and the class have “denied access to the equal enjoyment of goods and services offered, during the relevant statutory period,” according to the Manolo Blahnik class action.
The plaintiff believes that the action should be a class action due to the burden on the legal system that would occur if each eligible plaintiff filed a separate action based on the Manolo Blahnik website’s accessibility.
The lack of access to Manolo Blahnik’s website is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and New York Human Rights Law along with the New York City Administrative Code.
The class could include up to 8.1 million people who are visually impaired and 2.0 million in the United States who are legally blind, according to a 2010 U.S. Census Bureau report. A subclass of New York residents could include the 400,000 in the state who are visually impaired, according to the American Foundation for the Blind’s 2015 report.
Compensatory damages, along with injunctive relief, should be awarded, according to the Manolo Blahnik class action lawsuit
The class is requesting that a judge award compensatory damages, along with a preliminary and permanent injunction, for the Manolo Blahnik class action lawsuit.
Adore Me is currently facing a similar class action lawsuit stating that its website is not accessible for those who are visually impaired or legally blind.
Have you had issues accessing a website due to a disability? Let us know in the comments.
Don’t Miss Out!
Check out our list of Class Action Lawsuits and Class Action Settlements you may qualify to join!
Read About More Class Action Lawsuits & Class Action Settlements:
- Adore Me class action claims website not accessible to blind, visually impaired users
- OH! Nuts class action claims website not fully accessible to blind, visually impaired users
- Cubs push back against Wrigley ADA lawsuit, saying stadium has never been more accessible
- Beachbody class action claims website denies blind, visually impaired users equal access to goods, services
3 thoughts onManolo Blahnik class action alleges website not accessible to blind, visually impaired users
Please include me in the settlement
Please add me
Sign me up. Visually impaired and in NY.