A deaf man has reportedly filed a lawsuit against a popular
adult video website for alleged rights violations because he
says it doesn't provide closed captioning on its videos.
Yaroslav Suris is suing Pornhub, which hosts millions of adult
videos, claiming the site's lack of subtitles violates the rights
of deaf and hearing impaired under the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA).
The ADA prohibits discrimination against people with
disabilities in areas of "employment, transportation, public
accommodations, communications and access to state and
local government programs and services," according to the
U.S. Department of Labor.
Suris argues that the deaf and hearing impaired can't
understand the audio portions of the videos on the site, thus
denying them similar access to the content, according to
TMZ.
Pornhub vice president Corey Price -- who says the company
usually doesn't comment on pending litigation -- responded to
the allegations.
"We understand that Yaroslav Suris is suing Pornhub for
claiming we’ve denied the deaf and hearing-impaired access
to our videos," he told the outlet. "While we do not generally
comment on active lawsuits, we’d like to take this opportunity
to point out that we do have a closed captions category."
In the court documents, Suris listed numerous titles that he
watched, such as "Sexy Cop Gets Witness to Talk," but he was
completely lost when it came to the dialogue, TMZ said.
He also claimed that it's pointless for him or others in a
similar situation to purchase a premium subscription to the
website without the subtitles, according to FOX 10 of Phoenix.
Suris is reportedly also seeking damages, the outlet said.
David Aaro is a Reporter at Fox News Digital based in New York
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