Accessibility Bulletin Week 29 – accessibility news around the globe

23 Jul 2020 | Accessibility

Adam Turner
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Our round up of what’s been discussed in the media this week on the topic of accessibility including details of an improvement service complete with improvement guarantee and litigation protection.

US | Guide to ADA Website Accessibility Compliance

Learn about inclusive design and how to optimize your website for ADA compliance with this beginner's guide to accessibility (sorry about the popups!).

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/website-accessibility-compliance/374878

US | Companies made millions building unemployment websites that didn't work

So the current state of the law is a patchwork of judicial decisions and no legally binding standard defining what is an accessible website. This makes it ...

https://thenextweb.com/syndication/2020/07/19/companies-made-millions-building-unemployment-websites-that-didnt-work/

UK | Accessibility Accelerator – a fast focused approach with litigation protection

The Accessibility Accelerator provides unlimited use of Sitemorse together with managed support to help drive compliance. Sitemorse guarantees that clients following the plan will improve website compliance and will be the first to benefit from AAATraq litigation insurance when the service launches later this year.

For further details email sales@Sitemorse.com

EU | Making accessibility more realistic with priorities

10 things that should be dealt with as a priority to improve accessibility, which will all be understandable, manageable, measurable and achievable. If you are unsure on how using the Internet poses difficulties to people with access needs, I ask you to go onto a website you regularly visit, disable your mouse/trackpad and instead navigate yourself around the website using keyboard…..

https://sitemorse.com/news/2016/07/15/our-suggestions-making-accessibility-more-realistic-priorities/

US | What ADA-Compliance can do for your business

We have seen too many injustices and inequalities in the world. Racism, prejudice and discrimination are still rampant despite the fact that we are now living in the digital age…. more heart breaking is that the victims are persons with disabilities or people with special need… violate the law, could get you sued

https://conandaily.com/2020/07/22/what-ada-compliance-can-do-for-your-business/