Accessibility Bulletin Week 7 –accessibility news from the UK and US

20 Feb 2020 | Accessibility

Adam Turner
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UK | Understanding accessibility risk – understand yours

Regardless of what you have been advised in relation to your website's accessibility, the first action is to understand your level of risk – At no charge you can request a risk profile, it will take you two minutes.

https://aaatraq.com/risk_profile/

 

US | You & the Law: Website Accessibility 101

One of the many challenges for companies conducting business online is evaluating website accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act ...

https://www.tirereview.com/you-the-law-website-accessibility/

 

UK | UK & IE Universities Q1 / 2020 Websites Audit

With less than 8 months until the deadline, 26% of university websites are in the red zone, 73% in orange and only 1% in the green. University of Derby was the highest scorer with 9 out of 10 for Accessibility.

Download this quarter’s State of the Sector Report 

 

US | Cannabis Companies Beware: You Can Get Sued If Your Website Isn't Compliant

Over the past few years, a handful of law firms have filed thousands of lawsuits over website accessibility issues. This has been a lucrative business ...

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/cannabis-companies-beware-you-can-get-68324/

 

US | California Moves Closer to Final CCPA Regulations with Significant Update by the Attorney General

Businesses have been using the draft regulations released by the ... The proposed regulation provides some additional guidance on ADA website accessibility.

It refers directly to version 2.1 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/california-moves-closer-to-final-ccpa-33196/