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Accessibility law in United States
The US is the most litigated accessibility market in the world: roughly 8,800 federal Title III cases per year, plus California Unruh claims of $4,000 per violation.
- Law
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title III · Section 508 · Unruh Civil Rights Act (California)
- In force
- ADA since 1990; Unruh since 1959; DOJ web rule (public sector) compliance 2027/2028.
- Standard
- WCAG (de facto) — Section 508 verwijst naar WCAG 2.0 AA
- Enforcement
- ADA Title III has no threshold and no federal fine, but high-volume private lawsuits + attorney's fees. In 2025 the FTC fined an overlay vendor $1 million for deceptive compliance claims.
- Penalties / risk
- up to $4.000 — California (Unruh), per violation/visit
- up to $1.000.000 — FTC vs overlay vendor (deceptive claims)
Selling to here from abroad?
If you serve US customers, you face ADA and (in California) Unruh exposure — regardless of where you are based.
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Sources: ADA.gov — 2024 web rule · FTC — $1M order tegen overlay-aanbieder (2025)
This is information and tooling, not legal advice.