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ADA Web Compliance: The Key to Setting Up Your New Business for Success
As a new business owner, you want to set your company up for success from day one. You want to build a strong reputation, increase sales, and reach a broader audience. While there are many things to consider when opening up a new business, have you considered the importance of ADA web compliance in achieving […]
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Why AI & Overlay Widgets Fail ADA Website Compliance
As the digital world continues to evolve, many businesses are turning to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and overlay widgets to make their websites accessible. While these technologies are marketed as solutions to make websites ADA compliant, they often fail to deliver on that promise. In fact, they often make websites less accessible for those with disabilities. […]
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Web Accessibility & the Disabled Access Tax Credit: Who Qualifies, and Key Stipulations
“Tax season” and “good news” don’t naturally go together. However, there is good news for small businesses that have already invested in web accessibility: the Disabled Access Credit. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offers a tax credit through form 8826 to help recoup some of the cost of making your website more accessible to individuals […]
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Are Web Accessibility Testing Tools Enough to Ensure Compliance
As the internet continues to grow and evolve, the importance of website accessibility becomes ever more crucial. A website’s accessibility is not just a matter of convenience but a matter of civil rights as well. This is why website accessibility checkers have become a popular tool for many web designers and developers. They help identify […]
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Why Your Business Needs an ADA Website Accessibility Strategy Now
As a business owner, you have a legal and, some would argue, moral obligation to provide equal access to all users, including those with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal law that requires all businesses to provide equal access to their goods and services to individuals with disabilities. This law applies […]
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What Are the Levels of WCAG Compliance?
When it comes to accessibility compliance, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.0 is the most widely used standard worldwide. WCAG has set internationally shared standards for web content accessibility to meet the needs of individuals, organizations, and governments. Web Content applies to all content on a web page or application, including text, images, […]
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2022 ADA Web Accessibility Standards and Requirements
For most of us, it’s hard to imagine trying to navigate the world today without the web. We use it for almost everything: socializing, shopping, consuming media, research, the list goes on. However, the web is not accessible to all. Individuals with disabilities or impairments struggle to use the internet or are unable to. Unfortunately, […]
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What is Web Accessibility & Why is it Important?
Most of us can hardly conceive what life would be like without the internet. The ability to have the world at your fingertips or the click of a mouse. But what if you can’t use a mouse? What if you can’t see the screen of your computer or hear a video playing? As soon as […]
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Are ADA Overlays a Liability? Here’s What Accessibility Experts Had to Say
Lawsuits for websites that are not ADA complaint continue to threaten many internet businesses. These companies often turn to accessibility tools to quickly make their sites ADA compliant, thinking they’ll be protected from a lawsuit. Accessibility tools (screen overlays and widgets,) such as UserWay, AccessiBe, and AudioEye, work by adapting website content to users’ needs. […]
