Websites With Accessibility

The Frustration

Imagine searching for websites with accessibility and when you finally get there and you can’t access the information. How frustrating would that be?

One Trillion Dollar Spending Power.

26% of adults in the US have a disability. Websites with accessibility open the door for this group of people with over 1 Trillion dollars in spending power.

Additionally, if a disabled person finds your website to be accessible, they will keep coming back. And they will likely tell their friends and family about your site. You will have an even bigger audience.

Avoid a Lawsuit

According to the American Bar Association, there were over 8,000 digital accessibility lawsuits filed from 2017 – 2020. This doesn’t include the many demand letters received due to a lack of website accessibility. Those who fought it in court generally lost and had to pay the award plus the plaintiff’s legal fees which are costly. See The American Bar Association’s article “The Law on Website and Mobile Accessibility Continues to Grow…”

What Does the Law Say?

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) includes websites among public services that must be accessible. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) work alongside the ADA to further define website accessibility. What you are looking for is compliance with the WCAG 2.1 level AA and compliance with all international accessibility laws. When making your website compliant with these laws, we provide a certificate of compliance.

For a complete checklist of what is needed to meet the WCAG guidelines see Yale University’s “WCAG 2 A and AA Checklist”

It’s the Right Thing to Do

The right thing to do is to build a ramp or elevator where there are stairs to access a business open to the public. It’s also the right thing to do to provide accessibility to your website.

This is a Decision You Can Feel Good About

It’s a good feeling to know you are being inclusive of people with disabilities. Websites with accessibility are equally accessible to all people online.

How We Make Your Website Accessible

We use special software that provides accessibility options to people with disabilities. This software audits your website and lets us know what changes need to be made. The adjustments it makes to your website, are browser and assistive technology compatible. It certifies that your website is compliant with the WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines – which makes you compliant with all international accessibility standards!

We then make all minor adjustments that do not affect the quality of your site. The software remains on your site but does not make any permanent changes to your website. Instead, it offers adaptations for people with disabilities while they are visiting your website. Your site will appear unmodified to everyone else who does not select the accessibility adaptations.

The software offers access to people with vision impairment, blindness, cognitive impairment, motor impairment, hearing impairment, seizure disorder, and ADHD.

The Adaptations We Make Available Include but are Not Limited to:

Vision Impairment Options:
Enlarging text
Magnifying text
Providing more contrast for text
Screen reader access
Keyboard navigation
A bright line that moves with the cursor to underline the text chosen
Enlarging the Cursor
Making the cursor black or white

Motor Impairment Options:
Keyboard navigation
Larger buttons

Cognitive Impairment Option:
The main points appear boxed to highlight them, making website copy easier to understand

Seizure Safe Mode:
All movement by the website is frozen
Bright colors are dimmed

ADHD Options
Provides masking that moves with the cursor to bring focus to a few lines at a time
All movement is frozen

Hearing Impairment
Closed Captioning: full, time-synchronized text and background sound descriptions

The Benefits of Websites With Accessibility

• Websites with accessibility are available to all persons with disabilities. They are inclusive.
• People with disabilities in the United States alone have one trillion-dollar spending power.
• People with disabilities will recommend websites with accessibility to their friends and family.
• Meeting the WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines prevents costly accessibility lawsuits.
• Knowing that you have done the right thing. You’ve followed the law and haven’t left out nearly a third of the population.

Contact Us Today for a FREE Accessibility Audit of Your Website

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Also, read “How to Increase the Website Traffic – Nine Ways.”