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title: Get the 2021 Year End Digital Accessibility Lawsuit Report
description: The 2021 Year End Report on trends found in all website and app accessibility lawsuit cases ﬁled in Federal Court and in California State Court as of December 2021.
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  [A Primer on ADA and Digital Accessibility](https://info.usablenet.com/a-primer-on-ada-and-digital-accessibility?__hstc=181257784.2243d86205d8f41e204908d6f6578263.1725908600455.1736198093211.1736205902814.174&__hssc=181257784.1.1736205902814&__hsfp=3011104808&hsLang=en)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [E-commerce and Consumer Goods](https://info.usablenet.com/industries-e-commerce-consumer-goods?hsLang=en)
  
  [Food Service and Hospitality](https://info.usablenet.com/-industries-food-service-hospitality?hsLang=en)
  
  [Banking and Financial Services](https://info.usablenet.com/industries-financial-services?hsLang=en)
  
  [Healthcare](https://info.usablenet.com/industries-healthcare?hsLang=en)
  
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  [Public Sector and Education](https://info.usablenet.com/industries-public-sector-and-education?hsLang=en)
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Compliance
  
  [Canadian Accessibility Laws](https://info.usablenet.com/compliance-canada?hsLang=en)
  
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  [Other International Accessibility](https://info.usablenet.com/compliance-international?hsLang=en)
  
  [United States Accessibility Laws](https://info.usablenet.com/compliance-united-states?hsLang=en)
  
  
  
  
  
  2026 Midyear report on digital accessibility lawsuits in the US
  
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## 2021 YEAR END REPORT

ADA DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY LAWSUITS

## Get Insights into ADA-Based Lawsuits for Web, Mobile, and Video Accessibility 

The UsableNet data and research team reviews hundreds of website and app accessibility lawsuits in federal courts under ADA and in California state courts for our bi-annual lawsuit reports. 

We hope this helps you plan and prioritize your digital accessibility initiatives. 

 

Highlights from the report include:  

- The top-line numbers in 2021 
- The trend of repeat digital lawsuits
- Where key cases have brought some relief and re-focus on connecting to brick and mortar
- A break-down of the impact on E-commerce
- Top plaintiffs and plaintiff firms 
- The increase in lawsuits involving accessibility widgets and overlays

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