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New York leads the nation in ADA website lawsuits. Gottlieb & Associates alone filed 265 federal cases in the first half of 2025.

Common accessibility issues in New York.

Public federal court data, H1 2025. We surface industry mix and settlement context only; case-by-case detail is on the federal PACER docket.

Most-targeted industries

  • Retail
  • Restaurants
  • Hotels

Typical demand-letter resolution

$25,000–$75,000

Public estimates from defense-side reporting. Reflects typical demand-letter resolution, not litigated judgments. Specific outcomes vary widely; Axeazy does not predict settlements for any individual case.

Common WCAG violations to address: the AI fix PRs we open.

These six WCAG categories are the most cited in ADA demand letters, including those filed in New York. Each is fixed at the code level, not via an overlay widget.

Alt text

weight 89

Generated by Claude Vision. Stored as HTML attribute, invisible to sighted users.

Form labels

weight 72

Applied via aria-label. No visible UI changes; generated from surrounding context.

Color contrast

weight 68

Finds the minimum hex change that passes WCAG 4.5:1. You approve every change.

Skip navigation

weight 55

Invisible to mouse users; appears on first Tab press. Standard pattern, applied correctly.

Language attribute

weight 32

Adds lang attribute to your html element. Zero visual impact.

Empty links and buttons

weight 48

Generates aria-label from icon and context. Sighted users see no change.

Weights show our Heuristic Risk Indicator score. Methodology disclosed at /methodology.

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Scope of this analysis

SCOPE LIMITATION: This report documents violations identified by automated WCAG 2.2 AA scanning using axe-core v4.11.0. Automated tools identify approximately 30–40% of all WCAG criteria. This report does not constitute legal advice, guarantee ADA compliance, or protect against legal action. ADA compliance is a legal determination made by courts. For full WCAG conformance assessment, engage an IAAP-certified accessibility professional.

Sources: Seyfarth Shaw 2025 ADA Title III Year-End Report; federal PACER docket data through H1 2025; Axeazy demand-letter research corpus. New York count reflects H1 2025 federal filings.