Blind Man Sues Lake Compounce Operating Co. Over Allegedly Discriminatory Website

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Festival Fun Parks, LLC is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims it discriminates against the blind population by denying them equal access to the goods and services it offers online. The defendant allegedly operates an amusement park in Connecticut known as Lake Compounce and its corresponding website – www.lakecompounce.com – that offers, according to the complaint, “a wide array of the goods, services, price discounts, employment opportunities and other programs offered by [the defendant].”

The suit alleges that the defendant’s website contains various access barriers that prevent blind users from fully navigating and interpreting the site’s content using their keyboards and screen-reading technology. In fact, the plaintiff says he attempted, on multiple occasions, to purchase tickets on the site but was unable to complete the transaction. The complaint argues that the defendant must modify its website to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and New York civil rights laws.