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Why Your Website Should Be WCAG 2.1 Level AA Accessible?

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Why Your Website Should Be WCAG 2.1 Level AA Accessible?

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  1. WHY YOU SHOULD MAKE YOUR WEBSITE ACCESSIBLEByWho Is Accessible

  2. Introduction Accessibility Overview Accessibility is the inclusive practice of ensuring users with disabilities can access content. Why Web Accessibility is Important • An accessible website gives equal access to information and interaction for many people with disabilities. • It impacts the lives of people with disabilities, serve as an aspect of corporate social responsibility and importantly, Web accessibility is required by laws and policies.

  3. Web Accessibility Laws Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are international guidelines and best practices put together by accessibility experts for making web content more accessible to all. WCAG was first published in 1999 by the Web Accessibility Initiative, formed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). However, the most updated version, WCAG 2.0 was released December, 2008. These specifications have been adopted, mandated and serve as a legal benchmark for web accessibility in several countries including U.S.A, U.K, Canada and the EU member countries.

  4. USA Web Accessibility Standard By Law Through Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and affects federal, state and local governments in the U.S.A - focused on ICT. The U.S.A also make use of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as amended (ADA Title III) - prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. In addition, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act also prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability for entities receiving federal funds. It ensures that the websites provided by all government agencies are accessible by people with disabilities. It also stipulates that these websites comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. AA.

  5. UK Web Accessibility Standard By Law It follows the Equality Act 2010, a non-discrimination law. As at May 2019, the UK released the standard Web accessibility code of practice has been upgraded to ISO 30071-1, an international Standard. The law directs public and private sector bodies to take necessary measures to ensure improved web accessibility, usability and user experience for disabled and older people. It is also based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. AA.

  6. What are the European Union Web Accessibility Standard By Law The European Union web accessibility requirement is described in the EN 301 549 V1.1.2 as standard as published by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute. The directive was accepted in October 2016 and it affects all public sector websites and applications of EU member states. The law expects the websites and applications to implement, enforce and maintain accessibility standards, providing equal online access for users of all abilities or risk fines and legal penalties. The law is based on WCAG 2.0.

  7. Canada Web Accessibility Standard By Law Canada web accessibility law include: Standard on Web Accessibility - came into full effect on 31 July 2013 Standard on Optimizing Websites and Applications for Mobile Devices Standard on Web Usability Standard on Web Interoperability These new set of web standards are aimed at ensuring government websites are accessible, usable, interoperable and optimized for mobile devices. Also follows the broadly standard accepted set of accessibility guidelines for digital technology i.e. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. AA. Private or non-profit organizations with more than 50 employees and all public sector organizations must make their website and web content compliant with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA by January 2021. Failure to comply could result in fines of up to $100,000 for each day of violation.

  8. Non-conformance - Legal Implications Examples According to Seyfarth Shaw, an international law firm, the number of ADA Title III lawsuits (Title III is the section that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability) has increased from 4,789 in 2015 to 10,163 in 2018. Their analysis also revealed that the number of federal lawsuits filed in response to web inaccessibility spiked from 814 to 2,258! From 2017 to 2018. Some of web accessibility cases in the U.S.A include: Guillermo Robles vs Domino’s Juan Carlos Gil vs Winn-Dixie Vs Bag’n Baggage Vs Department of Homeland Security (Courtesy: JDSUPRA)

  9. Making a Business Case for Web Accessibility There are tangible and intangible benefits to businesses that dedicate resources to digital accessibility. These includes: Drive innovation Enhance your brand Extend market reach Minimize/avoid legal risk

  10. Conclusion The legal risks of ignoring accessibility are significant, and the cost of non-compliance have been felt by some cases like Domino’s and Bag’n Baggage while benefits have also been demonstrated by leaders like Google, Apple and hundreds more. Business leaders and advocates who influence them can have tremendous social impact and a healthy return on investment as they follow a roadmap that leads to equal access.

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