Website Accessibility Tips To Protect Businesses From Costly Lawsuits
You may or may not be aware of the issue facing American business owners doing business online. Most business owners are aware of the need to comply with ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act) regulations at their physical storefronts. However, they are unaware of their need to comply with ADA regulations with their digital storefronts, i.e. websites and mobile applications. Do ADA regulations apply to my business? Since 2017, lawsuits for noncompliance have been rising by 200% year over year, from frustrated, disabled consumers that are unable to access website content properly. This issue applies to ALL types of businesses, service-based, informational-based, or product-based. If you are a U.S. business, you need to abide by ADA regulation. It’s the law. Are you at risk? The answer is, probably. Website developers are just now catching up with ADA guidelines. To be honest, many website developers do not ensure their websites are fully compliant with ADA regulations, because there is n...