{"id":130133,"date":"2018-12-11T02:45:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T02:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.georgianewsdesk.com\/news\/story\/130133\/ada-compliance-on-websites-are-more-important-than-people-think.html"},"modified":"2018-12-11T02:45:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T02:45:13","slug":"ada-compliance-on-websites-are-more-important-than-people-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/story\/130133\/ada-compliance-on-websites-are-more-important-than-people-think.html","title":{"rendered":"ADA Compliance On Websites Are More Important Than People Think"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Technology is evolving. The Internet has grown from email and search into an institution many people rely on, to connect every activity of their lives. <\/div>\n

Technology is evolving. The Internet has grown from email and search into an <\/span>institution <\/span>many people<\/span> rely on, to connect every activity of <\/span>their<\/span> lives. This change can be seen <\/span>almost everyday—for example, when someone shops online or view a restaurant’s <\/span>menu and orders food directly from their website. These online processes are as real <\/span>and important as if they were in person.<\/span><\/p>\n

Accessibility laws are changing. Web accessibility litigation, filed by private <\/span>lawyers and government agencies, are on a significant rise. Similar to how some store <\/span>locations must have a ramp or a certain door width, <\/span>any<\/span> website must follow particular <\/span>design steps to support users that might not be able to hold a mouse or use the <\/span>keyboard to navigate a site. Courts are regularly determining that anti-discrimination <\/span>laws, such as the ADA, apply to websites.<\/span><\/p>\n

All this has generated a wave of personal injury lawsuits and cookie cutter complaints <\/span>against hotels, restaurants, retail, financial and other businesses, which today, are full- <\/span>scale e-commerce sites.<\/span><\/p>\n

This new responsibility to be ADA accessible presents a challenge for small businesses.<\/span>
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(1) Accessibility guidelines for websites are complex and subjective.<\/span><\/p>\n

– The design rules are technical. It’s code!<\/span>
<\/span>– Most businesses are not tech companies!<\/span>
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(2) Accessibility can’t be automatically fixed.<\/span><\/p>\n

– There’s no plugin or program to add accessibility to <\/span>the<\/span> website.<\/span>
<\/span>– Features have to be repaired or rebuilt altogether.<\/span>
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(3) Automated tests aren’t complete.<\/span><\/p>\n

– A computer will find a list of unimportant errors in its design of almost any<\/span> site. At the same time, this computer won’t find or understand the real <\/span>roadblocks that users confront on the site.<\/span>
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<\/span>ADA Inspection<\/span>, a Los Angeles based company, offers a 3-step <\/span>solution:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Automated Audit – Computers surface the location of easily fixable errors.
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<\/span>2. Manual Testing – Auditors dive into <\/span>the<\/span> site, finding the real barriers and provide <\/span>recommendations on how to improve the experience for all users.
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<\/span>3. Usability Lab – To provide empathy with more than code, <\/span>they<\/span> coordinate testing with <\/span>disabled users to understand the full experience of users on <\/span>the<\/span> site.<\/span><\/p>\n

“<\/span>Every business manages its website differently. Whether your business uses a template <\/span>or has a team of developers, ADA Inspectors tailors its solutions to smoothly integrate <\/span>into your process<\/span>,” says company representative<\/span>. <\/span>“<\/span>Our audit covers the latest standards, but accessibility embodies <\/span>more than any one technical requirement. We know the expectations of courts and how <\/span>to demonstrate that your site is accessible.<\/span>”<\/span><\/p>\n

ADA Inspection website consulting<\/span><\/a> helps business<\/span>es<\/span> develop an online accessibility program that reduces <\/span>their<\/span> legal risk and helps <\/span>them<\/span> serve the broadest circle of people.<\/span><\/p>\n

They<\/span> also provide on-site training packages which cover topics like how to be comfortable <\/span>working and interacting with people that have disabilities, various aspects of legal <\/span>compliance, how obstacles can be reduced and eliminated through remediation, <\/span>specifics for screen readers, and much more.<\/span><\/p>\n


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Media Contact<\/span>
Company Name:<\/strong> ADA Inspection
Contact Person:<\/strong> David Gevorkian
Email:<\/strong> Send Email<\/a>
Phone:<\/strong> (714) 500-7585
Address:<\/strong>926 Azalea Drive
City:<\/strong> Costa Mesa
State:<\/strong> California
Country:<\/strong> United States
Website:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.adainspectionorangecounty.com\/website-ada-compliance\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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