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The Marker Case
A reenactment of a real, mid-level ADA web lawsuit. One customer, one cart, federal court. And it's not even the worst case of 2026.
The case behind the film
Andrews v. Blick Art Materials, LLC, No. 17-cv-767 (E.D.N.Y.). Victor Andrews, a legally blind shopper in Brooklyn, tried to buy a marker case from a mid-size art-supply chain. His screen reader couldn't use the store, so he filed a federal class action under the ADA. In August 2017 the court found the site did not follow WCAG and was largely inaccessible to blind users; the court-approved settlement put Blick under a multi-year, court-supervised rebuild to WCAG 2.0 AA.
A mid-size retailer. One customer. Years in court. And in the time since, this kind of case went from news to routine:
ADA web lawsuits in August 2026 alone
of them had a paid accessibility widget installed
federal suits in H1 2026 — worst half since 2021
settle without a verdict — fees, then fixes
Sources: E.D.N.Y. court records (17-cv-767); UsableNet ADA lawsuit tracker (Aug 2026); Seyfarth 2026 midyear report; EcomBack 2025 annual report. Dramatization based on public court records; Phriday Access provides monitoring and remediation guidance, not legal advice.
Sixty seconds to know where you stand
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