# Minnesota Lawsuit Reinforces ADA's Web Accessibility Requirements

DevFeed: [Minnesota Lawsuit Reinforces ADA's Web Accessibility Requirements](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/minnesota-lawsuit-reinforces-ada-s-web-accessibility-requirements-36127.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.boia.org/blog/minnesota-lawsuit-reinforces-adas-web-accessibility-requirements>)

Author: Sam

Published: 2025-07-28T16:15:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Blog-Main](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-main.md>)

Topics: [Web Accessibility (a11y)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-accessibility.md>), [Accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/accessibility.md>), [Requirements](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/requirements.md>)

Tags: [accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility.md>), [accessibility-requirements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility-requirements.md>), [department-of-justice](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/department-of-justice.md>), [government](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/government.md>), [lawsuit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/lawsuit.md>), [web-accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web-accessibility.md>)

## AI overview

The article examines Frost et al. v. Lion Brand Yarn Company, a Minnesota lawsuit in which the court rejected the argument that websites operating stores are not places of public accommodation under the ADA. It highlights alleged screen-reader incompatibilities and the potential damages available under the Minnesota Human Rights Act.

## Source excerpt

Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to websites, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and a number of major court decisions. But despite that well-established precedent, many businesses continue to argue that websites aren't places of public accommodation -- and therefore, they're not covered by the ADA.