The Dentists Insurance Company (TDIC) has noted an increase in calls to its Risk Management Advice Line from dentists who are facing AwDA digital accessibility lawsuits. Read more about the law and reasonable accessibility as well as the risks of noncompliance and benefits of compliance.
Dentists take professional and personal satisfaction in providing safe, effective care for patients of all ages and abilities. So, it can come as a shock when they are faced with a lawsuit for violations of the Americans with Disability Act (AwDA). This is especially disconcerting when the individual filing the lawsuit is not even an existing or prospective patient nor someone who has ever visited the office.
In recent years, a steadily rising wave of litigation based on infractions against the AwDA has impacted businesses of all types throughout the United States. While many of these suits are grounded in physical barriers to access, “click by” lawsuits are being filed in increasing numbers against businesses for digital violations.
More than 2,800 digital accessibility lawsuits were filed in federal courts in 2021, a 14% increase from those filed in 2020, according to Seyfarth Shaw, a firm that annually reports the number of lawsuits filed for Title III. Since 2013, more digital accessibility lawsuits have been filed in California than in any other state (5,930), with more than 500 of those being filed since the beginning of 2022.
The Dentists Insurance Company (TDIC) has noted an...
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