#overlays — Public Fediverse posts
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#Development #Launches
Jelly UI · Dependency-free web components that feel alive https://ilo.im/16eoko_____
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Reminded someone that not only did #accessiBe’s overlay not help a site, it may have been a factor in the lawsuit against that site (PDF):
https://archive.org/details/gov.uscourts.pawd.316620Paragraph 45 also takes a shot at #UserWay and #AudioEye.
Docket:
https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/56797092/MONTANO_et_al_v_RESTAURANT_EQUIPPERS,_INC -
"FTC Approves Final Order Requiring accessiBe to pay $1 Million"
That’s a big news. Overlays are bullshit. WCAG must be implemented in source code, not with that kind of magic tools.
Next, some French companies selling such unefficient tools too?
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“Beware of AI Accessibility Promises: US Federal Agency Fines an Overlay Company One Million Dollars”
https://www.lflegal.com/2025/01/ftc-accessibe-million-dollar-fine/@LFLegal provides an overview and instructions for submitting comments to the FTC.
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Fine, I gathered my thoughts and some resources:
https://adrianroselli.com/2025/01/ftc-catches-up-to-accessibe.html