ADA compliance refers to the Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for
Accessible Design, which states that all electronic and information
technology (like websites) must be accessible to people with disabilities. It
is not the same as 508 compliance.
Imagine being unable to see…
Picture what life be like if you couldn’t hear?
And what if you could hear and see a little, but not well enough to read a
website, enjoy an audio book, or watch a video
How would the web look to you?
In much of the same way a restaurant is required to have a ramp to allow
access, a website should also permit access.
Now enter the ADA – Americans with Disability Act, which stipulates that
locations need to be accessible. This law has also been recently applied to
business websites, and thus emerged a crowd of lawyers who’s only
business is to notify and sue businesses that are not in compliance.
And the fees & fines can be substantial
181% increase in ADA Title III Lawsuits filed in 2018
$50,000+ is the Average Legal Cost to Small Businesses
$6,000,000 was the Settlement Cost of a Recent Case
Lawsuits are mounting…
The US Department of Justice has backed ADA website lawsuits to enforce
the act.
Business and website owners getting sued had to pay between $20,000 –
$200,000 in out-of-court settlements.