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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a United States law that disallows discrimination against people with disabilities. Websites are subject to the ADA. Having an ADA-compliant website protects your business from lawsuits and cultivates an inclusive environment for your potential consumers.

WHAT IS ADA COMPLIANCE?

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights act that was passed in 1990 protecting the rights of people with disabilities by guaranteeing they are entitled to the same rights as those without disabilities.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) published the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Standards for Accessible Design in September 2010. These standards state that all electronic and information technology must be accessible to people with disabilities.

The ADA is different from Section 508. Click here to learn about Section 508

WHO IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY?

If your business falls in any of the below categories then the ADA is applicable-

  • A business with at least 15 full-time employees
  • To employment agencies and labor unions regardless of the number of employees
  • Public bodies like state and local governments

HOW TO COMPLY WITH ADA ONLINE WEB COMPLIANCE?

The DOJ is working on establishing rules that specifically govern web accessibility covered under the ADA.

Many organizations follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as a guide to becoming accessible until the DOJ defines the regulations.

WCAG

WCAG is the W3C guidelines for websites to achieve web accessibility.

WCAG version 2.0 level A and AA are the most widely used conformance levels globally for WCAG compliant websites.

As the ADA doesn’t have a regulatory standard for accessibility yet and if you want to minimize your legal exposure, we’d recommend conforming to WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines.

Click here to download our comprehensive WCAG 2.1 checklist

HOW WE CAN HELP YOU

At AEL Data, we have certified IAAP experts who work together to audit your web application. They work together with experienced web developers to identify and resolve any WCAG & ADA compliance issues.

Choose from any one or a combination of the following to help you achieve a WCAG compliant website.

Website Audits

Whether you are starting out, or overhauling your website, auditing is the best place to start. Our experts provide you with a detailed manual audit of your digital asset (website, mobile app, software etc) against the WCAG conformance level that you require.
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Remediation

Now that you have an audit report, you can choose to fix your web application in-house with our Web Accessibility Specialist working with your team, or have AEL developers remediate it for you. We also support remediation for third-party audit reports.
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Consultation

Our consultants can jump in at any stage of your accessibility planning, whether it is pre-audit, in the middle of remediation or planning for future contingencies, and guide you and your organization to web accessibility compliance.
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