The consent decree was agreed to by Block subsidiaries, HRB Digital LLC and HRB Tax Group Inc. The decrease awaits final approval by the .S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The suit alleges Block did not code its website in a way to provide access to those with vision, hearing and physical disabilities.

The suit was originally filed by the National Federal of the Blind which sought enforcement of Title III of the American with Disabilities action. There were also two individual plaintiffs participating before the case was joined by Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts

The plaintiffs said technology had been available for decades to provide access and pointed to international industry standards for web accessibility, known as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, which can be found online. The suit also noted other tools available include screen reader software, refreshable Braille displays, keyboard navigation and captioning