LaSalle Bank Case
While recent years have seen an explosion of cases about website accessibility, these issues have been important for some time. Equip for Equality resolved a case in 2005 with LaSalle Bank addressing issues of website accessibility.
LaSalle Bank Settlement Agreement
- In 2005, Equip for Equality, with co-counsel Lainey Feingold, negotiated a settlement requiring the bank to install Talking ATMs for people who are blind
- The settlement also required LaSalle Bank to address the accessibility of its website
- The settlement requires LaSalle Bank to:
- Use good faith efforts to comply with WCAG priorities
- Raise awareness about web access
- Publicize how users can bring concerns to Bank’s attention
- Include web accessibility as a criteria for proposals and procurement documents involving third party content
- Use web accessibility consultant to review online banking and provide report on compliance – bring into compliance if needed
See here for a copy of the agreement.
See here for additional information from co-counsel Lainey Feingold.
Last updated: April 18, 2019