Mastodawn

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

TOV Feb 26

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

Adrian Roselli, pH0 Feb 25

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

Adrian Roselli, pH0 Feb 18

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

Frontend Dogma Jan 24

Accessibility, by @bogdanlazar.com and @mgifford (@httparchive.org):

https://almanac.httparchive.org/en/2025/accessibility

#webalmanac #studies #research #metrics #accessibility #colors #contrast #zooming #scaling #internationalization #keyboardnavigation #skiplinks #forms #labels #placeholders #multimedia #images #aria #overlays #ai

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.

TJ Olsen Jan 2

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

Frontend Dogma Dec 26

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

Johnny Taylor Dec 15

"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/