The $65,000 Home Depot settlement resolves a class action claiming the retailer’s checkout terminals were not accessible to blind and visually impaired shoppers under the Americans with Disabilities Act. It does not pay money to customers. The $65,000 covers attorney fees, legal costs, and a $1,000 service award to the plaintiff who filed the case.1ClaimDepot. Home Depot ADA POS Settlement The benefit to class members is structural: Home Depot has to upgrade its cash-back payment terminals so blind customers can use them independently.
Where the $65,000 Actually Goes
No individual class members receive a cash payment, and there is no claim form to file.2MoneyDigest. Home Depot Customers Don’t Need to File Claim to Benefit From $65 Thousand Dollar Settlement The full $65,000 is allocated to attorney fees and legal costs, plus a $1,000 service award for named plaintiff Julie Dalton.1ClaimDepot. Home Depot ADA POS Settlement The modest dollar figure reflects what the lawsuit asked for: equipment changes, not damages. Home Depot denied violating the ADA.
What Home Depot Has to Change
Home Depot agreed to update or replace software on at least one payment terminal in every U.S. store that offers cash back. Those terminals must provide audio readouts of on-screen prompts and include a tactile keypad or other ADA-compliant input so visually impaired customers can complete cash-back transactions without help. The company also agreed to train store managers on the updated systems.1ClaimDepot. Home Depot ADA POS Settlement
Home Depot has four years from the settlement’s effective date to roll the upgrades out across its stores.3Marca. Home Depot Settlement Accessibility Upgrades Because the relief is store-level and automatic, no filing is required for a customer to benefit.2MoneyDigest. Home Depot Customers Don’t Need to File Claim to Benefit From $65 Thousand Dollar Settlement
What the Lawsuit Alleged
Julie Dalton filed the case on July 13, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota on behalf of blind and visually impaired shoppers.4CourtListener. Dalton v Home Depot USA, Parties The complaint said Home Depot’s point-of-sale terminals used on-screen prompts to ask whether a customer wanted cash back and how much, with no audio output and no tactile input. Blind shoppers could not answer those prompts on their own.5Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse. Dalton v Home Depot USA
In practice, that meant asking a cashier or a nearby shopper to read the screen and enter responses, including PIN-related information. Dalton alleged this compromised privacy and created risks of theft and fraud, in violation of Title III of the ADA, which requires public accommodations to provide auxiliary aids and services for effective, independent communication.5Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse. Dalton v Home Depot USA
Approval and Final Status
The court granted preliminary approval and certified the class on October 6, 2025.6PACER Monitor. Dalton v Home Depot USA The objection deadline was January 2, 2026, and no objections were filed. At a fairness hearing on January 14, 2026 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Judge Donovan W. Frank granted final approval, finding the settlement “fair, reasonable, and adequate.”7U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Final Class Certification and Settlement Approval Order, Dalton v Home Depot USA The court kept jurisdiction to enforce the agreement, and the case was closed the same day.5Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse. Dalton v Home Depot USA