Is Your Website at Risk for Predatory ADA Lawsuits?

There's a new trend emerging in federal and state courtrooms across America, and it's one that could land your company in expensive legal trouble. All company websites are required by law to abide by Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This means there are certain guidelines (i.e. WCAG, Section 508) your website must meet so that anyone with a disability can access your content.

Legal Precedent Has Implications For ALL Website Owners

The first high profile ADA lawsuit was with the large grocery store chain, Winn Dixie. Their content was not accessible to screen readers, meaning anyone visually impaired could not order from their website. They fought the case, but ultimately lost. This began a tidal wave of lawsuits across the country. In 2017, there were over 800 federal cases alone, and this is only the beginning. Congress has been trying to stem the tide of these lawsuits, but it could be a while before they get to a resolution. In the meantime, all website owners need to audit their site and take steps to become ADA compliant.

How Do You Know if Your Website is ADA Compliant?

Step one is to run a scan of your website. ADA compliance violations are tricky to spot, especially if you're not a website developer. Even armed with the proper tools it can be tough to make sense of information presented. That's why you need an experienced team of developers to assist you in wading through some of the more technical aspects of the ADA rules.

What if Your Website Isn't ADA Compliant?

If your scan indicates your website is out of compliance, then you'll need to take the steps to correct all of the issues listed. Some of the most important issues to address will be found in the WCAG 1.0 and 2.0 protocols, as well as Section 508.

How to scan your website for ADA.

Our agency, CC Communications, is offering free ADA scans to help you identify any compliance issues on your website. With information in hand we'll help you make an informed decision on what to do next. We have in-depth experience in resolving ADA compliance issues and we can correct any issues facing your website. We'll also generate the needed written documentation for your ADA compliance records and provide any ongoing website ADA compliance monitoring and management you may require.

Our free scan will provide you with issues found within the following areas:

• The website’s coding structure
• On-page standard and dynamic content
• Images and multi-media content
• Blogs
• PDF files
• Links Templates and cascading style sheets
• Website navigation and controls
• Different responsive desktop and mobile views
• 3rd party integration content or applications and other sources

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