Digital Accessibility & Privacy
When inaccessible websites violate both your privacy rights and your right to access.
A convergence is happening in California law. When a website deploys tracking pixels without proper consent, it violates CIPA. When that same website fails to meet WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards, it violates the ADA and the Unruh Civil Rights Act. A single website visit by a person with a disability who encounters both barriers generates claims under five or more statutes simultaneously.
Available through our Los Angeles office for California residents.
The Combined Claim Stack
CIPA §§ 631/632/632.7/638.51
$5,000 statutory damages + discretionary fees
Unruh Civil Rights Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 51)
$4,000 minimum per violation + mandatory fees
ADA Title III (42 U.S.C. § 12182)
Injunctive relief + attorney fees
CLRA (Cal. Civ. Code § 1780)
Mandatory attorney fees + punitive damages
UCL (Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200)
4-year SOL + § 1021.5 fee backstop
The CCPA–Accessibility Nexus
The CCPA regulations require that privacy notices, opt-out mechanisms, and consumer rights interfaces be "reasonably accessible to consumers with disabilities." The California Privacy Protection Agency explicitly references WCAG as the applicable standard.
This means a business whose privacy policy, cookie consent banner, or "Do Not Sell My Information" link is inaccessible to screen readers is simultaneously violating the CCPA's accessibility requirements AND the ADA/Unruh Act.
The critical insight: if a blind user cannot interact with the cookie consent banner, the business cannot claim the user consented to tracking — undermining any consent defense to CIPA claims.
Why This Matters for You
If you are a California resident with a disability and you visited a website that was both inaccessible and tracked your activity without consent, you may have claims worth $9,000 or more per violation in statutory damages alone — before attorney fees and actual damages.
We evaluate these combined claims at no cost to you. Our intake specifically identifies individuals who may qualify for dual enforcement actions at the intersection of privacy and accessibility rights.
Report a Privacy & Accessibility Violation
Contact us to determine if you qualify for combined enforcement.