What is ADA and WCAG

Something is currently going on and it’ll only be a matter of time before it gets to you or your company! Website owners are being targeted and sued for a law they are ignorant of!

It’s the ‘ADA’ act and WCAG which requires businesses to make accommodations for people with disabilities in ALL their web and digital content.

ADA is an acronym for American’s With Disability Act and WCAG, Website Content Accessibility Guidance. In short, you need to be ADA & WCAG compliant, because authorities aren’t messing around one bit. If you think it’s a game, let me assure you that it’s not. Everything is coming under scrutiny; websites, apps, and pdfs included. All of these are susceptible to lawsuits and litigation.

According to stats, there are over 400 million active websites online. All
of these websites are required by law to provide equal accessibility options and preferences to everyone according to the International Website Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and in the United States, ALL websites MUST be in compliance with the Americas with Disability Act(ADA).

To be compliant, all sites must be free of barriers that would make it difficult or impossible for people with disabilities to make use of them. A non-compliant website can turn into a major problem for your business as a lawsuit, for example, could be filed against your company if people with disabilities cannot access or use your site.

Even if your business didn’t intend to discriminate or exclude people with disabilities from visiting or using your website, you could pay thousands of dollars in lawsuits.

That’s why finding out if your website is compliant and doing something about it is most important right now!

Businesses are being sued left and right, and no one is safe right now. These lawsuits are costing business owners tens of thousands of dollars. The average ADA compliance lawsuit is $50,000.