Specifically #AudioEye (best known for SLAPP suits versus useful tooling) and #UserWay (best known for destroying the Level Access brand). Anyway, utter disappointment to see #CSUNATC giving them a platform.

Refs:
https://adrianroselli.com/2023/02/audioeye-will-get-you-sued.html
https://adrianroselli.com/2021/09/userway-will-get-you-sued.html

#accessibility #overlays #a11y

Linux and the open source community needs a dedicated video overlays editor to generate assets that can be placed over videos.

https://newbluefx.com/titler-pro/

#Linux #open #source #python #Qt #pyside6 #video #overlay #overlays #OBS

RE: https://mastodon.social/@accesstive_/116131242683166202

Just a few months ago I found this company might have been fabricating reviews and ratings:
https://adrianroselli.com/2025/07/accesstive-will-get-you-sued.html

Oh, and its #overlay doesn’t work.

So you know, buyer beware because #overlays are not solutions.

#a11y #accessibility #Accesstive

From @LFLegal, a magistrate just has recommended the suit against UserWay (Level Access) from BloomsyBox move forward.

BloomsyBox sued UserWay for violation of the Delaware Consumer Fraud Act.

More info and links to recommendation:
https://www.lflegal.com/2025/02/userway-overlay-lawsuit/#article-updates

#overlays #UserWay #LevelAccess

Another Web Access Overlay Company Sued by a Small Business

Another class action lawsuit has been filed by a small business that purchased an overlay monthly subscription, yet still got hit with a lawsuit claiming its website was not accessible. This suit against UserWay by a small online florist, described below, is similar in scope to the class action laws

Law Office of Lainey Feingold
Accessibility | 2025 | The Web Almanac by HTTP Archive

Accessibility chapter of the 2025 Web Almanac covering ease of reading, navigation, forms, media, ARIA, and accessibility apps.

A fantastic example of why #overlays are bad. I can't even tell which one this site's using but have a look at their "accessibility statement" https://www.tlacuallibrooklyn.com/accessibility_page #A11y #fail not to mention the rest of this god forsaken website
<span id="accessibility-text">Accessibility Statement</span> - Tlacualli

German Auditors Reject Accessibility Overlays in EAA Context, by (not on Mastodon or Bluesky):

https://chrisyoong.com/blog/germany-rejects-accessibility-overlays-for-eaa-compliance

#accessibility #auditing #overlays #legal #eaa

German auditors reject accessibility overlays in EAA context

Use of accessibility widgets disqualifies websites from BIK certification

"The 'accessibility overlay' we talk about and condemn is a combination of three possible problems: [...] Each condition is a different type of flaw. The first may still represent perfectly useful tooling, but with an ableist presentation. The second may actually introduce new accessibility errors. The last actively deceives potential customers."

#a11y #accessibility #overlays

https://www.joedolson.com/2025/12/is-it-an-evil-overlay-how-can-you-tell/

Is it an evil overlay? How can you tell? - Joe Dolson Web Accessibility

I'm approaching this story from the starting assumption that accessibility overlays are a problem. So I'm not going to spend time on arguments for or

Joe Dolson Web Accessibility
Is it an evil overlay? How can you tell? - Joe Dolson Web Accessibility

I'm approaching this story from the starting assumption that accessibility overlays are a problem. So I'm not going to spend time on arguments for or

Joe Dolson Web Accessibility

Stop Inviting Overlay Employees and Bad Actors Into Accessibility Spaces, by (not on Mastodon or Bluesky):

https://chrisyoong.com/blog/inviting-harmful-actors-into-genuine-accessibility-spaces-is-dangerous

#accessibility #overlays #businessrelations

Stop inviting overlay employees and bad actors into Accessibility spaces

It hands them blueprints for exploitation, legitimacy and control