24 Oct 2019 | Accessibility
There seems to be a change of focus in the media this week with more discussions around improving accessibility of websites.
As usual 5 of the best articles we have seen are listed below with summaries and links to the full articles:
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UK | Brands risk losing billions if they don’t improve online accessibility
Scope, the disability charity, claim 98% of homepages across 1 million popular websites failed to meet legal accessibility standards in early 2019 and could be missing out on a market worth £249bn annually.
Brands need to ensure their websites are accessible to disabled people or risk losing out on £249bn a year. Speaking at The Festival of Marketing last week, Scope explained the importance of digital accessibility and underscored the fact that all too often disabled people are disabled by design.
https://www.marketingweek.com/brands-risk-billions-failing-accessibility-standards/
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US | Pizza and how it will change the software industry for the better
The Domino’s ruling in the US may increase pressure on software companies to fix accessibility.
This judgement clears up decades of confusion about whether a website is a place of public accommodation or not, under the Americans with Disabilities Act. This law has set rules that mean that places such as stadiums, restaurants, museums, cinemas and shops have to be accessible for people with disabilities, but for many years, there were conflicting views from the courts and the administration on whether a website is required to be accessible.
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US | MIMA’s Website Accessibility Workshop
The Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA) is hosting wide-ranging website accessibility workshop.
Fredrikson & Byron is delighted to host MIMA’s workshop on the business and legal need for creating accessible websites, apps and other digital tech.
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US | Notice Provisions of CCPA Proposed Regulations
The California Consumer Privacy Act will require privacy notices to be accessible under proposed changes.
Accessibility Requirements| Third, the Notice provisions of the proposed Regulations now include an accessibility requirement. More specifically, the required Notice (as well as the opt-out notice and privacy policy) must be accessible to consumers with disabilities. At a minimum, businesses must provide “information on how a consumer with a disability may access the notice in an alternative format.”
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/analysis-notice-provisions-of-ccpa-38436/ https://www.oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/privacy/ccpa-proposed-regs.pdf
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UK | Public sector unprepared for incoming website accessibility regulation, warns Sigma
Sigma, a digital design agency, offers advice for the UK public sector on how to make a website accessible.
Sigma managing director Hilary Stephenson said: “Maximising accessibility in the public sector is a crucial way to ensure that millions of people with ranging abilities can have the same experiences and opportunities as everyone else. We’re only a year away from the deadline, so responsible public organisations should be acting now to ensure that their services are available to everyone – rather than leaving adjustments to the last minute.”