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Additional Resources for Web Accessibility Compliance
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Additional ADA Web Accessibility Resources
Here are some additional resources for web accessibility standards & guidelines for ADA compliance.
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act became a civil rights law. Discrimination against people with disabilities, in all avenues of public life including school, jobs, transportation and all private and public places that are open to the general public, is prohibited under this law. The law was established to ensure that equal rights and opportunities are afforded to individuals regardless of whether or not they have a disability. Civil rights protections are provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility guidelines to people with disabilities similar to the protections issued to people based on race, sex, color, or religion.
The ADA guarantees equal opportunity for people with disabilities within employment, transportation, public accommodations, local and state government services and telecommunications.
Title II
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility guidelines protects the rights of “qualified individuals with disabilities in all programs, activities, and services of public entities” whether in state or local government. It calls for the modification of the administrative activities, practices, and procedures where deemed necessary to prohibit discrimination.
Learn more about ADA Title II (State and Local Government).
Title III
Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility guidelines emphasize that “reasonable modifications” must be made on existing and new private businesses in the “public accommodation” industries to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities. Title III guidelines apply to privately owned, leased or operated entities such as restaurants, hotels, retail stores, golf-courses, doctor clinics, health clubs, and many more.
Learn more about ADA Title III (Public Accommodations).
Title IV
Furthermore, Title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility guidelines requires telephone and Internet companies to implement a nationwide system that allows people with hearing and speech impairments to communicate over the telephone. Closed captioning of federally funded public service announcements is also required under this title, regulated by the Federal Trade Commission.
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Section 508 Regulations
- Hearing Difficulty:316,450,569
- Vision Difficulty :316,450,569
- Cognitive Difficulty: 296,658,475
- Ambulatory Difficulty: 296,658,475
- Self-Care Difficulty: 296,658,475
- Independent Living Difficulty: 242,958,638
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1)
- WCAG 2.1 includes various recommendations for providing accessible web content. By following these guidelines, people with disabilities have equal access to content on desktops, laptops, mobile devices and tablets. These guidelines are updated to align with continuously changing technology; the most recent set of guidelines are organized within four principles of testable success criteria.These principles are Perceivable, Operable, Understandable and Robust. 3 levels of conformance are offered with each principle, including level A, AA and AAA, with level A being the most basic requirements and level AAA having the highest level of accessibility. Currently, the United States is in the process of blending WCAG 2.1 guidelines and Section 508 to create one standard for all web and desktop applications.
International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP)
- The International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) is a registered non-profit professional association for accessibility professionals. The association, founded in 2014, was established to connect professionals working in web accessibility and facilitate the expansion of their professional networks.IAAP is also heavily invested in providing accessibility resources and education to allow organizations to learn more about web accessibility and, ultimately, to help those organizations establish an accessible web presence within all of their digital environments.Members of the IAAP are dedicated and passionate professionals all seeking to create an accessible Internet for all users. Member organizations include many verticals in industry, the private sector, higher education and government.
Common Accessibility Issues
There are various accessibility issues that create an unpleasant user experience and create difficulty for users with disabilities, as a result of their inability to access content. This list of common issues can be utilized by content managers or developers to assess website content and functionality. All of the following issues listed below are critical issues for people with blindness, low vision, color-blindness, motor impairments, deafness and cognitive impairments, as they rely on web accessibility for their independence.
Factors to Consider for Web Accessibility
Coding
Content
Forms
Websites are accessed on a variety of devices with tools such as a mouse, keyboard, or screen reader software. When forms are inaccessible, a user is unable to navigate its components or submit the form. Sequences should be meaningful and the form should be keyboard-operable.
Images
Interactive Maps
HTML 5
The 5th major revision of HTML language which is the primary language of the web.
Javascript
Keyboard Only Navigation
Logical Order
Users rely on the logical order of website headings to navigate it successfully. Providing a natural keyboard order and avoiding changes in context provide a better overall experience.
Mobile Devices
Mobile devices are used as frequently as laptops, thus creating a need for mobile accessibility. When conducting mobile testing, the developer must identify what needs to be tested and conduct specific mobile tests based on the devices and browser combinations.
PDFs and Digital Documents
Tables
Video and Media
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