ADA Compliance | Make Your Website Accessible
Below is an excerpt from the Americans with Disabilities Act Website.
Source: https://www.ada.gov/resources/web-guidance/#when-the-ada-requires-web-content-to-be-accessible
When the ADA Requires Web Content to be Accessible
Businesses that are open to the public (Title III)
Title III prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities by businesses open to the public (also referred to as “public accommodations” under the ADA). The ADA requires that businesses open to the public provide full and equal enjoyment of their goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations to people with disabilities. Businesses open to the public must take steps to provide appropriate communication aids and services (often called “auxiliary aids and services”) where necessary to make sure they effectively communicate with individuals with disabilities. For example, communication aids and services can include interpreters, notetakers, captions, or assistive listening devices. Examples of businesses open to the public:
- Retail stores and other sales or retail establishments;
- Banks;
- Hotels, inns, and motels;
- Hospitals and medical offices;
- Food and drink establishments; and
- Auditoriums, theaters, and sports arenas.
A website with inaccessible features can limit the ability of people with disabilities to access a public accommodation’s goods, services, and privileges available through that website—for example, a veterans’ service organization event registration form.
For these reasons, the Department has consistently taken the position that the ADA’s requirements apply to all the goods, services, privileges, or activities offered by public accommodations, including those offered on the web.
Now is the time to get compliant!
Of course, you can take the serious risk of waiting to get compliant. Just keep in mind that anyone with a public website is at risk, and before any complaints are filed, you will want to be protected. Should there ever be a complaint filed against you from the ADA Community, you run the risk of the DOJ imposing a $75,000 fine for a first offense, and up to $150,000 for a subsequent offense.
Reference: https://archive.ada.gov/civil_penalties_2014.htm
This is why we highly recommend that you get your website compliant as soon as possible, whether you choose us or not. To get an idea of what the your cost will be with KESHANDE Technology AnexusADA Software, take the next step and send us a request.
ADA Compliance Software Features
See the features included with Standard and Enhanced ADA Compliance.
Standard ADA Compliance
- Small Businesses
- Consultants
- Local Businesses
- AnexusADA Compliance Widget
- Over 50 language options
- Visual Pleasing Experience
- Easy Orientation Experience
- Receive a customized ADA Compliance Policy Statement
- Receive an ADA Compliance Review Report
Enhanced ADA Compliance
- Mid-sized Corporations
- Non-Profits
- E-commerce businesses
- AnexusADA Compliance Widget
- Over 50 language options
- Readable Experience
- Visual Pleasing Experience
- Easy Orientation Experience
- Advanced Accessibility Mode Features
- Receive a customized ADA Compliance Policy Statement
Epilepsy Safe Mode
This profile enables people with epilepsy to use the website safely by eliminating the risk of seizures that result from flashing or blinking animations and risky color combinations.
Cognitive Disability Mode
This mode provides different assistive options to help users with cognitive impairments such as Dyslexia, Autism, CVA, and others, to focus on the essential elements of the website more easily.
ADHD Friendly Mode
This mode helps users with ADHD and Neurodevelopmental disorders to read, browse, and focus on the main website elements more easily while significantly reducing distractions.
Visually Impaired Mode
This mode adjusts the website for the convenience of users with visual impairments such as Degrading Eyesight, Tunnel Vision, Cataract, Glaucoma, and others.