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Evinced, a Web Accessibility Startup, Raises $17 Million

WSJ.com: WSJD - Technology

The round closes as customers and disability activists increasingly pressure companies to make the web accessible to all users, including people who are blind and use screen readers, and those with motor difficulties who rely on a simplified keyboard setup. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 didn't explicitly address the digital space. But plaintiffs have in recent years interpreted the legislation to successfully sue corporations for failing to make their websites, apps and other software accessible to all. Get weekly insights into the ways companies optimize data, technology and design to drive success with their customers and employees. Guillermo Robles, who is blind, in 2016 sued Domino's Pizza LLC after he was unable to order from the chain online using his screen-reading software.