This Week in Accessibility: ADA lawsuits alleging defendants trespassed onto digital devices

What are the potential ramifications if your users with disabilities can’t access consent notice information ?

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Number five on my list of ten things to consider when prioritizing accessibility defects for remediation is:

Are the accessibility defects on a page where there are legal implications if the user can’t access something?

Consent rules for data gathering and cookies exist for a reason. There are laws in place and some pretty hefty fines associated with breaking them (GDPR and COPPA especially). You don’t want to be one of those organizations that get hit with millions of dollars in fines (not to mention reputation harm) for collecting data without obtaining the appropriate consent first.