ADA COMPLIANT WEBSITE DESIGN
Since we started working to make the internet accessible in 2017, the solutions available for website ADA compliance have evolved. Accessibility overlays and SaaS have infiltrated the web, and reputable information about ADA compliant website design is hard to pick out from the noise. We know ADA Compliance and can help make your existing website accessible. Please contact info@pondsoup.com and we'll get started immediately.
Specializing in ADA compliance for your website
Americans with Disabilities Act/ADA compliant website design and development is a requirement for many commercial and public entities. After working with several of our clients in the legal, hospitality, and education industries to ensure their websites were ADA compliant and accessible, we learned:
- Most digital marketing agencies either don't know about or fully understand ADA compliance,
- Most web developers and agencies don't build web sites to accessibility compliance standards
- Many businesses, particularly in the hospitality, professional services, retail, non-profit, and educational sectors, are vulnerable to legal action over their website's ADA accessibility – and don't realize it.
pondSoup specializes in making websites ADA compliant, without sacrificing the design aesthetic or content. We provide ADA compliant website design and development services for businesses across industries and fields. The first step in the process is a site audit to ascertain compliance issues - a service we provide as part of our initial (free) consultation.
Has your business been threatened with legal action over your website's accessibility? Contact pondSoup immediately, we can help.
ADA website compliance services
We offer ADA compliance testing and auditing. If we determine the site does not meet web accessibility requirements, we can provide web design, content, and web development services to make your current website ADA compliant.
We see it as part smart business for smart business owners and CTO's, part public service – making the web a more egalitarian place. If you would like to learn more about how we might be able to help your company, please email us at info@pondsoup.com,
Does my business need an ADA compliant website?
Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that businesses and nonprofit services providers make accessibility accommodations to enable the disabled public to access the same services as clients who are not disabled. This includes electronic media, and web sites.
Who is affected by ADA website compliance requirements?
The ADA applies to businesses with 15 or more employees. Smaller businesses can benefit from ensuring that their websites are ADA compliant as well. An ADA compliant website opens your company up to more potential clients and limits liability.
When working with a government agency or government contractor, these organizations must follow web accessibility guidelines under Section 508 of the Workforce Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section 508 guidelines are analogous to the ADA requirements.
Businesses that are recipients of federal funds - INCLUDING PPP LOANS - are required to abide by ADA compliance guidelines, as well.
Any business that serves the public - restaurants, retail stores, banks, hotels, doctors offices, bars, law firms, public venues - are required to comply with Title III of the ADA. Let pondSoup help you with a free ADA compliance audit of your site today.
What are ADA Compliant Website Requirements?
Lacking clear direction from the government on strict ADA standards, we develop and upgrade websites to WCAG2.1 Conformance. By adhering to WCAG compliance, the strictest code, we ensure we are meeting the requirements for an accessible website.
An (extremely) abbreviated list of WCAG 2.1 guidelines for websites
- All images have text alternatives, used correctly
- All audio and video media is captioned or transcribed, and/or externally linked
- No image maps are used
- No strobing/flashing animations are used
- All tabular data is correctly structured and identified
- All scripts and plugins are accessible to assistive technologies, or alternate equivalent content is provided
- Page layouts and content are structured for assistive technologies
- Site designs provide proper contrast for low-vision users
- All forms are correctly structured and labeled
- A ‘Skip Navigation' button is included to help those using text readers
As mentioned, this is a top-level list. There are a lot of technical requirements for ADA website compliance. pondSoup can audit your site for WCAG2.1 Level AA or AAA compliance and provide recommendations, or implement the changes, to make your website ADA compliant and accessible.
pondSoup can make your website ADA compliant
Let's get started with a free website accessibility audit
We can test your website to see if you are in compliance with ADA requirements, or where you need modifications.
You can take that information to your development team, or enlist pondSoup's assistance making your website ADA compliant. We can also build a new ADA compliant website for your business, if it's time for an upgrade.
We offer fair rates based on your company's audit (no blanket pricing), and are open about what you need to make your website ADA compliant, what might be required in the future, and what "would be nice." Contact us via the form or info@pondSoup.com, and we'll get started.
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