Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) can become an issue for internet businesses as they grow. If a website is not in compliance, they may become a target for plaintiff’s attorneys. Information related ADA compliance issues can be found by clicking here. Repercussions of not having an ADA compliant website may be found by clicking here. There are many resources to provide accessibility for your website.
1. AccessiBe
AccessiBe provides a simple implementation of JS code to scan, analyze, and solve accessibility compliance issues. In addition, AccessiBe provides on going compliance through regular audits on the website to ensure new content, widgets, or pages are also compliant.
The features provided by AccessiBe assists the website to comply with WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Their services also continues to provide updates to keep the website in compliance. AccsesiBe can also provide a litigation support package to help prove the website is compliant with the ADA.
AccessiBe provides features that include:
- Screen-reader optimization for blind users.
- Keyboard-navigation optimization for the motor impaired.
- Comprehension adjustments for people with cognitive disorders.
- Stopping flashing animations to prevent epileptic seizures.
- UI and design adjustments for the vision impaired.
- Closed captions for the hearing impaired.
2. Biz.Builders
Biz.Builders is similar to AccessiBe. The main difference is that Biz.Builders provides manual audits and implementations. There is a one time payment for this one time service.
The manual audits are done by a person through Biz.Builders. Once the audit is completed, they will provide a list with all the issues that does not make the website compliant. A website owner can use the list and make the implementation on their own or have Biz.Builders assist in the implementation.