ADA Compliance (Title III Requirements)
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Title III, every business website has to be accessible to people with disabilities, or it will be at risk of being sued and facing unnecessary legal expenses. We recommend use of our AI and machine learning web accessibility solution to solve this problem.
According to our research, this is the most affordable and simple solution in the market today.
Our service provides:
- ADA, WCAG 2.1 Level AA& Section 508 compliance.
- An accessibility statement and certification of performance.
- Ongoing maintenance involving re-scan of your website every 24 hours
What is Web Accessibility?
Web accessibility is a set of rules, behaviors, code standards, and design guidelines that are used
to enable people with disabilities, which comprise 20% of the world’s population, to use websites
effectively.
To achieve this, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has created the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1), which explain about and guide developers on how to make websites accessible to people with disabilities. These guidelines have been adopted by governments around the world and are now a part of various legislations, such as Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, the European standard for digital accessibility (EN 301 549), and others.
The WCAG focuses mainly on three areas of accessibility: blind people using screen-readers (JAWS, NVDA), people with motor impairments who use only keyboards, and a variety of other disabilities such as color blindness, epilepsy, and minor visual impairments that are mainly focused on the user interface (UI) and design of the website (color contrasts, animations, fonts, etc.)
In September 2021, Searchen Networks® announced a partnership with accessiBe for Web Development Compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): https://accessibe.com. The software can be seen in use on this site and is identified by a small handicapped icon on the lower left portion of the screen. All our web designs now have accessiBe as an available add-on during the build process or anytime thereafter for clients interested in compliance.
Recent Litigation
- Los Angeles Times: Lawsuits Targeting Business Websites Over Ada Violations Are On The Rise
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP – Federal Website Accessibility Lawsuits Increased in 2020 Despite Mid-Year Pandemic Lull
- Benefits Pro: Tax Credit Available To Small Businesses For Making Websites ADA-Compliant
- CBS Local: ADA Plaintiffs Filing Multiple Lawsuits Targeting Hotel Websites
- Law 360: Murky Rules Complicate ADA Compliance Online
- BoothBay Register: Business Says It Was Threatened With Ada Lawsuit For Website
- New York Times: The Man Who Filed More Than 180 Disability Lawsuits
- WPTV West Palm Beach – Is Your Website Ada Compliant?
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