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ADA Accessibility Compliance

ADA Accessibility Compliance

Embark on a strategic journey towards enhancing accessibility and reducing the risk of ADA lawsuits with htmull's ADA Remediation Process.
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htmull ADA Remediation Process


Embark on a strategic journey towards enhancing accessibility and reducing the risk of ADA lawsuits with htmull's ADA Remediation Process.

Our refined approach is tailored to ensure that your digital platforms are not only compliant with the ADA guidelines but also exhibit a strong commitment towards inclusivity. Here’s a detailed walkthrough of our process:

1
Conduct a Thorough ADA Compliance Website Audit
Our first step is to carry out a meticulous ADA Compliance Website Audit. This audit allows both us and you to understand the existing accessibility landscape of your website, identifying the specific areas that need remediation to comply with ADA standards. The audit acts as an enlightening tool, creating a foundation for the remediation process.
2
Formulate a Robust Accessibility Policy
Drafting a well-defined Accessibility Policy is a proactive measure. This policy, displayed on your website, communicates to users and legal entities your awareness and ongoing efforts towards ADA compliance. htmull aids in crafting this dynamic document, which will be continually refined throughout the remediation journey to reflect the current accessibility status of your site.
3
Addressing the “Low Hanging Fruit”
Early action on easily rectifiable issues is a prudent approach to decrease your ADA non-compliance visibility and minimize lawsuit risks. htmull swiftly tackles these “low hanging fruits” by implementing necessary changes to templates and other elements to avoid the creation of new issues, paving the way for more extensive remediation.
4
Monthly Reporting and Updates
After addressing immediate concerns, our focus shifts to a meticulous cleanup of unique code instances that require remediation. htmull provides monthly reports and updates, offering a transparent view of the progress made and the steps ahead to ensure ADA compliance.
5
Manual Testing for Real-world Usability
Post-remediation, we engage in rigorous manual testing using industry-leading screen readers to evaluate the real-world navigability of your site. This phase ensures that the remediated website offers a truly accessible and user-friendly experience in real-life scenarios.
6
Finalizing Required Remediation
Upon completion of all required remediation, the Accessibility Policy is updated to reflect the enhancements made, symbolizing your website's journey towards improved accessibility. While your site is now better equipped to serve a broader audience, htmull recommends ongoing monthly monitoring to continually minimize risk and liability issues.

Importance of ADA Compliance:


Ensuring ADA compliance is a proactive measure to reduce and minimize the risk of ADA-related lawsuits, though it's important to note that the risk can never be eliminated. Compliance showcases a genuine commitment to providing an inclusive digital environment, making your website accessible to all, including individuals with disabilities. Additionally, ADA compliance can significantly enhance your brand's image and user satisfaction while aligning with legal standards.

htmull’s ADA Remediation Process is designed to navigate this complex landscape, offering a structured approach to improving your website's accessibility and reducing the associated legal risks.

What are the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)?

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) serve as a global standard for digital accessibility, ensuring that web content is accessible to a broader range of people, including those with disabilities such as visual, auditory, cognitive, and motor impairments. Initiated by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), WCAG provides a comprehensive set of recommendations aimed at making web content more inclusive. These guidelines are structured around four fundamental principles known as POUR: Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust. Under each principle, there are specific guidelines and success criteria that web developers and designers can follow to improve their website's accessibility. WCAG has three levels of compliance: A (lowest), AA (mid-range), and AAA (highest). Each level has a progressively stricter set of criteria. While adhering to Level A resolves the most glaring accessibility barriers, achieving Level AA compliance addresses a wider range of issues, making web content more accessible to a larger audience. Level AAA, on the other hand, signifies a high degree of accessibility but can be challenging to attain for some websites. By striving towards WCAG compliance, website owners not only exhibit a commitment to creating a more inclusive digital environment but also mitigate the risk of accessibility-related legal issues. The guidelines serve as a robust framework for enhancing web accessibility, promoting inclusivity, and ensuring a better user experience for all visitors.

Working with htmull to make

your site accessible can:

Reduce risk of
ADA lawsuits

Increase Your Sales

Increase Your ROI

Access Your Untapped Customers

Boost SEO Rankings

Upgrade UX for all Visitors

Web Accessibility FAQ

Web accessibility ensures that websites and web applications are usable by everyone, regardless of their abilities or disabilities.
It provides an equal opportunity for people with disabilities to access and use the web, and it also improves the overall user experience for all users.
WCAG is a set of guidelines developed to ensure websites are accessible to people with disabilities, covering a range of recommendations for making web content more accessible.
Being WCAG compliant means adhering to the guidelines set forth by WCAG to ensure your website is accessible to as many people as possible, including those with disabilities.
These levels represent increasing levels of web accessibility: A being the minimum, AA addressing more issues, and AAA indicating the highest level of accessibility.
It broadens the customer base, improves SEO, enhances brand reputation, and reduces the risk of legal issues regarding accessibility.
An accessibility audit is a thorough review of a website to identify and fix accessibility barriers that might prevent disabled users from accessing the content.
ADA compliance means ensuring your website adheres to the Americans with Disabilities Act standards, making it accessible to individuals with disabilities.
You can use automated accessibility checking tools, conduct manual testing, or hire professionals to perform an accessibility audit.
Common issues include lack of keyboard navigation, missing alternative text for images, poor color contrast, and inaccessible forms.
ARIA stands for Accessible Rich Internet Applications, a set of guidelines that help create accessible web applications, especially for dynamic content and advanced user interface controls.
Responsive design ensures that web content is accessible and usable across a variety of devices and screen sizes, contributing to overall web accessibility.
An accessibility statement is a document on a website that explains the level of web accessibility that the site aims to achieve, and the measures taken to achieve it.
Some steps include ensuring keyboard navigation, providing alternative text for images, maintaining a consistent layout, and adhering to WCAG guidelines.
Alt text provides a textual alternative to non-text content, like images, aiding screen reader users in understanding the content.
Yes, various countries have legal requirements for web accessibility, like the ADA in the United States and the Equality Act in the UK.
Adequate color contrast helps individuals with visual impairments or color blindness to perceive the content clearly.
Accessible forms are designed with accessibility in mind, ensuring that all users, including those with disabilities, can fill out and submit forms with ease.
Closed captioning provides a text alternative for audio content, making it accessible to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Regular audits, continuous education on accessibility standards, and integrating accessibility into your development process are key steps to maintain ongoing web accessibility.