Accessibility
Website Accessibility Lawsuits Are on the Rise
Here’s What You Can Do to Ensure Your Site Meets Accessibility Standards and Is Safeguarded from an ADA Complaint Last year, over 2,300 website accessibility lawsuits were filed against U.S. businesses, according to a report by accessibility.com. That’s a 14% increase over the number of claims filed in 2020. Of those lawsuits, the majority were
Should your small business website be accessible?
A surprising amount of websites are now required to be accessible… Title III of the ADA says that places of public accommodation opens a new window (businesses that are open to the public) are legally required to be accessible. And on March 18, 2022 the Department of Justice issued an official ruling that websites can
Low Contrast Text
Low contrast text is the most commonly detected website Accessibilty issue. A certain level of contrast is required in order for visually impaired people to read it. This affects older people, those with color blindness or perceptual processing disorders, and even dyslexia for whom certain color pairs will help or hurt readability. Picking the right
All Caps And Accessibility
You are not just shouting when you use all caps. In order to make his main message standout visually each page on one of my client’s new insurance website has a headline in all capitals. Headlines in all caps are not considered accessible for screen readers because screen readers may interpret all caps as acronyms,
Website Accessibilty is a Journey
A client of a fellow web designer recently received a letter citing that their website was not accessible – although the designer had approached the importance of accessibility with the client before building the website. The client had to defend themselves in court and possibly pay fines. This is not unusual and is happening more
