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ADA Website Lawsuits: Education
Universities, colleges, schools, academies, and other learning institutions. Education sites have heightened obligations under the ADA and Section 504.
Total filings
12
YTD
2
2026 so far
Last 90 days
2
rolling
Repeat defendants
0
sued more than once
Most active states
Where education ADA filings cluster geographically.
Repeat defendants
Education businesses with more than one federal filing.
No repeat defendants in this industry yet.
Recent federal education filings
Most recent 12 filings on file. See the full tracker for everything.
| Date | Defendant | Plaintiff | District | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | The Ruscio Institute LLC | Cruz | E.D. Wis. | View case → |
| 2026-03-26 | University of South Dakota | Jackson | D. South Dakota | View case → |
| 2025-06-13 | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | Coney | S.D.N.Y. | View case → |
| 2025-03-14 | Columbia University | Doe | S.D.N.Y. | View case → |
| 2025-03-05 | US Department of Education | National Education Association | D. New Hampshire | View case → |
| 2025-01-16 | THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | WAX | E.D. Pa. | View case → |
| 2024-01-03 | Hartford Board of Education | Grande | D. Conn. | View case → |
| 2023-10-12 | Texas Southern University | Young | S.D. Tex. | View case → |
| 2023-09-25 | ROWAN UNIVERSITY | DOE | D.N.J. | View case → |
| 2023-05-11 | Olentangy Local School District Board of Education | Parents Defending Education | S.D. Ohio | View case → |
| 2023-04-28 | University of Illinois | Meacham | N.D. Ill. | View case → |
| 2023-03-16 | Western Illinois University Board of Trustees | Cesca | C.D. Ill. | View case → |
Education ADA lawsuits, in plain English
- Are education businesses common targets for ADA website lawsuits?
- Yes. Universities, colleges, schools, academies, and other learning institutions. Education sites have heightened obligations under the ADA and Section 504. We track 12 federal filings against education defendants in our dataset.
- Why do plaintiff firms target education sites?
- Educational institutions face stacked obligations under Title III, Title II (for public institutions), and Section 504. Inaccessible course pages, PDF syllabi, and inaccessible authentication portals are common citations.
- What WCAG criteria are most often cited in education lawsuits?
- The same five criteria show up in about 80% of all ADA website complaints regardless of industry: 1.1.1 (alt text), 1.4.3 (contrast), 2.1.1 (keyboard), 2.4.4 (link purpose), and 4.1.2 (name, role, value). Education sites typically add industry-specific issues: forms, menus, product filters, booking flows, or scheduling.
- How do I check if my own site is at risk?
- Run the same axe-core scan plaintiff firms use. It's free, takes about 60 seconds, and shows roughly what a serial filer's automated tool would find on your site.
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