A vision-impaired customer with a full cart goes to check out of your e-commerce site. However, they can’t because your form fields have no labels for their screen reader. They’re forced to abandon their cart and cost you a sale. They might then give your store a bad review, or worse, sue you. This disastrous…
If you own or manage a hotel, you know a part of ADA compliance is having accessible rooms. It also means having an ADA-compliant website. Can disabled users navigate your hotel website and book a room? If the answer is no or you’re not sure, you need to make your website ADA compliant. What follows…
There has been a sharp rise in the number of lawsuits for non-ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant websites. All types of businesses have been sued in recent years. In the vast majority of cases, the courts have decided in favor of the plaintiffs and awarded them sizable settlements. If you have a Weebly website,…
What is Non-Text Content? Part of making a website ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant is ensuring all elements adhere to WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Level A Section 1.1.1 addresses accessibility and non-text content. Examples include any images on a site, charts, graphs, videos, audio and animation. Non-disabled users take for granted their ability to see,…
As a restaurant owner, you know having a website makes business sense. You also probably have multiple social media accounts. What’s just as important is the need to make your restaurant’s website is ADA compliant. Your restaurant must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Are you aware your restaurant’s website must do the same?…
WordPress is the world’s most popular website building platform. It’s estimated that WordPress powers over 40% of all websites. And it’s not just mom-and-pop companies using it. International companies like Bloomberg Professional and Sony Music use it too. If you have a WordPress website, you might be aware of ADA compliance. You may even think that…
Making sure your Squarespace website is ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant is important. First, you want your website to be welcoming for all visitors. There’s no reason to deny access to about 61 million users or 26% of the population that is disabled. Second, you want to avoid being hit with an expensive lawsuit for ADA…
Wix is a well-known tech company that allows users to create personal and business websites. Wix websites are popular because they’re easy to create. But there’s one big problem with that ease of use. Many of Wix’s templates and components are not ADA compliant. The number of lawsuits for website non-ADA compliance has grown substantially over the…
You know it’s important to make your website ADA compliant. Or maybe you found out about it the hard way; you’re facing a lawsuit for ADA non-compliance. If you’ve researched the topic and know you need WCAG website remediation, odds are you came across automated auditing tools. They seem to offer a quick and inexpensive…
Lawsuits for ADA website non-compliance have risen dramatically over the last few years. Companies and organizations of all sizes have been targeted, leaving no one immune to a possible lawsuit. The entire topic of ADA website compliance may have you confused and unsure of how to proceed. You’ve probably heard conflicting information regarding which websites need to…
