Blind and Denied: Tell Us If You’ve Faced Barriers at Any of These Companies

Were you denied service in-person because of your blindness or low vision at a company in South Florida, or while trying to use a business’s website? If so, you may have experienced a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In other words, the company might have broken the law. Much too often, businesses do not take required steps to comply with the ADA, including making adjustments to physical barriers inside their retail locations or by attending to ADA requirements for their websites. When customers face barriers because of a disability, they may be able to hold the business accountable and to pave the way for others so that nobody else with a disability has to have the same experience while trying to patronize a business.

What are some of the ways that businesses fail to address barriers for blind customers? And what are some of the businesses that may be responsible for failing to comply with the ADA? Our Palm Beach Gardens ADA violation attorneys can tell you more.

Common ADA Violations That Are Barriers at Businesses

The following are common barriers at physical businesses and on their websites that can be ADA violations:

• Failing to provide braille or readable text on signage;
• Lack of floor space for walking with a service animal or a cane;
• Inaccessible counters;
• Failing to provide text alternative on websites;
• Requiring the use of website forms; and/or
• Lack of auxiliary aids.

Places Where Barriers Can Exist

Companies throughout South Florida may be violating the ADA if they have barriers to your access as a blind person. Those companies may include, for example:

• Amazon;
• Walmart;
• Target;
• Domino’s;
• Papa John’s;
• Costco;
• Lowe’s;
• Home Depot; and
• IKEA.

The more people who report ADA compliance issues or barriers at companies including and similar to the above, the easier it can be to hold these businesses accountable and to ensure ADA compliance in the future. If you have experienced any disability barrier at one of the above businesses or at another big box store in the Palm Beach Gardens area, do not hesitate to get in touch with our firm to let us know. You are not only taking steps to make things fairer for yourself, but you can also be helping others.

Contact a Palm Beach Gardens ADA Violation Attorney for Assistance 

Most businesses in South Florida that residents frequent must comply with the ADA. If you have faced any barriers due to blindness or another disability at a local business, either in person or while trying to use the business’s website, you may want to consider filing an ADA claim. Nobody should have to struggle to receive service or to make a purchase from a local business because they have a disability and are protected under the ADA. One of the experienced Palm Beach Gardens ADA violation lawyers at Sconzo Law Office can discuss the experience you had and can begin working with you on an ADA claim. We know it can feel daunting, but we can help you to hold a company accountable for violating the ADA. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help.

Source:

ada.gov/resources/disability-rights-guide/