Description

Kris Rivenburgh discusses the multiple layers to ADA compliance for  websites in 2023.  For the majority of private entities, the practical answer is, yes, the ADA applies, and you should make your website  accessible despite looming technical exceptions (one being there is no law or regulation that explicitly mandates website accessibility).

Some layers to consider:  

1. The ADA is interpreted and applied differently depending on what  state court or federal circuit court you're in and websites are  generally available in all states.
2. There are 12 categories of public accommodations that your business  or accommodation must fall under for Title III of the ADA. 
3. Plaintiffs' lawyers don't mind initiating litigation despite gray  areas in the law.  

Resources:

ADA Title III Technical Assistance Manual:

https://archive.ada.gov/taman3.html

Read Kris's landmark article on ADA Compliance for websites:

https://krisrivenburgh.medium.com/the-ada-checklist-website-compliance-guidelines-for-2019-in-plain-english-123c1d58fad9

Watch Kris explain why having less than 15 employees doesn't except you from Title III ADA compliance:

https://youtu.be/tPp-_BVIvMc

Kris designed the ADA Compliance Course (ACC) as instructions you can give your team to fix the most commonly claimed issues in ADA website lawsuits. The ACC is really an SOP for your web team. Your team can get started in minutes at https://ADACompliance.net/.

Watch Kris on YouTube @adabook:

https://youtube.com/@adabook

Connect with Kris directly on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/adabook 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisrivenburgh 

The ADA Compliance Course is available at https://ADACompliance.net.

Kris offers accessibility services including WCAG 2.1 AA manual audits and remediation at https://accessible.org.

Kris also wrote the book on ADA compliance for digital assets.  You can find out more about The ADA Book at https://ADABook.com.

Transcript:

https://adabook.com/2023-compliance-ada-apply-every-website/