October 2, 2020 Sports and Entertainment Panel 4: ADA Mobile and Online Accessibility of Sporting and Entertainment Events

As more sporting and entertainment events go virtual in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of making online and mobile services accessible to the public is even more important.  A wave of lawsuits over the past few years has targeted these services alleging that many are inaccessible to disabled individuals.  The implications for the sports and entertainment industry are far reaching, and range from ensuring that registration and ticketing functions are accessible using a screen reader to ensuring that there is close captioning for events and classes.  Learn more about what it means for online and mobile services to be accessible and how you can reduce the risk of a legal claim or action while ensuring your services are available to more of the public.