Tuesday, April 15th, 2014     

 

Touchscreen point-of-sale devices are ubiquitous, and the next wave of ADA lawsuits will undoubtedly be against businesses that use them. This is easy to predict because on April 10 the DOJ filed a “Statement of Interest” supporting the claims of the plaintiff in New v. Lucky Brand Dungarees Stores, Inc. (Case No. 14-CV-20574 in the Southern District of Florida).  New has filed several lawsuits making essentially the same claim; that is, that a touch screen point of sale device violates the ADA because a blind user cannot input his or her PIN when using a debit card. Unlike a traditional keypad, the touchscreen has no tactile clues as to where to push for the PIN numbers, forcing a blind person to rely on the sales clerk or a third party to input the PIN. This, of course, compromises the security of the debit card. 

 

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The next wave - ADA lawsuits against touchscreen POS devices

 

 

Article Credit: Richard Hunt, Shareholder at Hunt | Huey PLLC

Contributor Credit: Thank you to Gary Layman for sharing this story; if you know of an article that is relevent to CASI, please share by sending an email to info@casinstitute.