A legally blind man recently sued the NBA claiming their website failed to accommodate those who are visually impaired. A couple of months before that, a similar issue was brought up to Carnival Corporation, where people claimed that the cruise operator didn’t have enough seats or cabins at their entertainment and dining venues for the disabled. The company also lacked a usable website and app. The company had no choice but to fork up just over $400,000 in damages and penalties in regards to their website and mobile apps.

A 2011 survey conducted by Pew Research Center found that about five million adults in the US suffer from some form of illness or disability that makes it hard or downright impossible to go online. It is a number that is steadily rising and is proving to be costly for companies. The US Department of Justice states that the Americans…