Phase 1

Risk Mitigation

Before, During, and After ADA Lawsuits

Companies across America are frivolously getting sued for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. Failure to comply could expose your company to hefty fines, the risk of expensive criminal and civil litigation, and a poor reputation. 

While you likely did not intend to violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, there’s a strong likelihood that the claimant who sent you the demand letter, complaint, or lawsuit had been adversely affected by accessibility barriers.

95%+
Of Websites are Inaccessible

62%
YoY Increase in Legal Actions

10,000+
Websites Targeted

25%
Copycat Lawsuits

~$10,000
Average Cost to Settle

Act Fast Against Frivous Lawsuits

Mitigate Your Risk of Further Legal Exposure

Through our extensive experience and collaboration with key legal players, 216digital has determined the metrics and red flags that cause companies to get hit with ADA non-compliance lawsuits. We know exactly how to take the target off of your back so that you can forget about the ambulance chasers and focus on growing your business.

Keep Your Website Accessible

Prevent ADA Lawsuits with a11y.Radar

Verify your ongoing ADA and WCAG compliance with 216digital’s easy to use ADA Monitoring service. a11y.Radar showcases ongoing updates to your website’s accessibility standards and highlights potential violation risks.

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What are the Outcomes?

Objectives for Risk Mitigation

Get the best possible settlement through the improvement of your automated scan results. Identifying and removing web accessibility errors detected with scanning tools and those addressed in the lawsuit. Providing an Accessibility Statement, Skip Link, and Focus Outlines as window dressing to further prevent copycats. Ensure you don’t fall victim to copycat legislation by getting your metrics below internally established risk tolerance thresholds.

Accessibility Manual Audits Made Simple

What is 216digital’s WCAG 2.1/2.2 Professional Audit Service?

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  • Thorough Analysis
    Determine the issues and barriers that got you targeted in the first place through a combination of automated and manual testing.
  • Develop the User Journey
    Most websites re-use a significant amount of components and content. We will cherry-pick a subsection of pages to audit that is representative of the components found across the entire site.
  • Issue Report
    Generate an action plan based off of the barriers revealed through auditing. We focus only on barriers revealed through automated scanning tools and those specifically mentioned in the complaint to keep the project lean and cost-effective.
  • Correct Issues or Provide Recommendations
    Whether you prefer your team to implement the changes or would like to utilize one of 216digital’s programming resources, we have you covered.
  • Final Analysis
    Review outcomes with all stakeholders and determine if there is any additional remediation that could be required.
  • Project Delivery, Review & Training
    Delivery of all relevant reporting and data points so that your legal team is ready to do battle if you’re in active litigation, or so you have data on-hand to demonstrate compliance if it’s preventative.
  • Post-Delivery: Ongoing Monitoring
    With ongoing monitoring by a11y Radar, you can ensure that you keep the target off your back well into the future.

Stay in Bounds

Web Accessibility Training

Web accessibility is a difficult concept, and very few of the concepts at hand apply to everyone. Our training experts only advise on the concepts that apply to you and your role. We see a significant improvement in maintaining compliance over time with clients who take advantage of our training service. Whether you’re a content manager, web developer, product manager, designer – or really anyone who creates and manages content on your website, Web Accessibility Training is the best way to stay under the radar.

  • Tailored training for your web accessibility needs
  • Everything you need to know, nothing you don’t
  • Gain the information and tools you need to be proactive
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216digital vs. Competitors

Most web accessibility remediation agencies go straight for WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA conformance, and deliver reporting that simply identifies the presence of accessibility barriers but does not help you fix them. 216digital intentionally focuses on just the barriers revealed by automated scanning tools and those mentioned in the case (if applicable) as this is all that is required to get the best settlement outcome and prevent future litigation. This ensures that the project is as quick and cost-effective as possible.

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