ADA Website Compliance

Businesses are now required to make their websites accessible to people with disabilities thanks to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Websites and brick-and-mortar establishments that are open to the public are forbidden from discriminating against people with disabilities. It is estimated that thousands of people with disabilities, particularly those who are visually impaired or blind, have been winning lawsuits against businesses due to website accessibility issues.

What Is Web Accessibility?

The WCAG 2.1 (World Wide Web Consortium) has created accessibility guidelines, rules, code standards, and behaviours to enable people with disabilities, who comprise 20% of the world's population, to use websites effectively. Developers are guided by the WCAG 2.1 on how to make websites accessible. The WCAG focuses on three areas of accessibility: screen readers for the visually impaired (JAWS, NVDA), persons with motor impairments (only keyboards), and a variety of other disabilities such as colour blindness, epilepsy, and minor visual impairments (colour contrasts, animations, fonts, etc.) in the UI and design of their websites.

How Does It Apply To Websites?

A website must be prepared to address a wide range of disabilities, including those with hearing, cognitive, and visual impairments. Do you have any video content on your site? In order to comply with the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, a simple, efficient design must be used to accommodate those with cognitive and learning issues. Larger buttons and customisable text, as well as improved visual accessibility, are required. It is also important to adjust spacing, size, colour, and font. This is critical as users may choose to access the site using a variety of devices.

Is ADA Website Compliance Mandatory For Your Website?

It depends on the nature of your business and the state in which it is located whether or not your website must be accessible to people with disabilities. The number of accessibility-related lawsuits against websites has grown in recent years, as states have adopted their own accessibility laws. Plaintiffs have been more successful than in previous years in these lawsuits. If your website is not ADA accessible, you may face legal action.

How Can We Help?

Our website design services are partnered with accessiBe to provide you with an ADA-compliant website! accessiBe is a leading web accessibility solution that uses artificial intelligence to make websites accessible to those with disabilities. It complies with the WCAG, ADA, and other accessibility laws to ensure accessibility. The widget can be added to your website to ensure that individuals with disabilities can navigate it as normally as possible. After it is activated, the widget will identify any existing issues with the website and provide a list. After reviewing the list, we can provide you with a timeframe to resolve those concerns.