Utah Jazz Team Store Not Full Accessible to Blind, Visually Impaired, Says Class Action

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Utah Jazz Team Store Website Class Action Lawsuit Overview: 

• Who: Yensy Contreras lodged a class action lawsuit against the Utah Jazz Team Store. 
• Why: Contreras claims the Utah Jazz Team Store’s website does not allow equal access to blind or visually impaired consumers.
• Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in New York federal court.

The Utah Jazz Team Store website is not fully accessible to visually impaired and legally blind consumers, a new class action lawsuit alleges. 

Plaintiff Yensy Contreras claims the Utah Jazz Team Store failed to design, construct, maintain, or operate its website in a way that it can be used with screen-reading software. 

Contreras wants to represent a nationwide Class and New York subclass of visually blind or legally impaired consumers who have been denied equal access to the Utah Jazz Team Store website. 

Utah Jazz Team Store Website Full of Access Barriers, Claims Class Action

Contreras, who is blind, says he uses a screen-reader while accessing websites on the internet, but encountered “multiple access barriers” while attempting to navigate the Utah Jazz Team Store website. 

The barriers included, among other things, Contreras’ screen reader skipping over certain text, failing to read links, reading links in the incorrect order, and failing to read the “cart” link after a product is added, according to the class action lawsuit. 

“These access barriers were the reason that Plaintiff was denied the full enjoyment of the goods and/or services offered on the website,” states the class action lawsuit. 

Contreras claims the Utah Jazz Team Store is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and New York City Human Rights Law. 

Contreras is demanding a jury trial and requesting declaratory and injunctive relief along with compensatory, statutory, and punitive damages for himself and all Class Members. 

Class action lawsuits claiming the websites of popular companies are inaccessible to blind or visually impared customers have been mounting. Earlier this month, Evenflo joined more than 80 companies accused of violating the ADA, including Bic USA, L’Oreal, Sally’s Beauty Supply, American Eagle, and Gold’s Gym. 

Are you a blind or visually impaired individual who was unable to access the Utah Jazz Team Store website? Let us know in the comments! 

The plaintiff is represented by Jarrett S. Charo of Mizrahi Kroub LLP. 

The Utah Jazz Team Store Website Class Action Lawsuit is Contreras v. Utah Jazz Team Store, Case No. 1:21-cv-09436, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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