Sharing the screen with me is a job post from Target and this is on A11yJobs.com. So I’ll link to it below. But the post is for a Lead Accessibility Consultant Program Manager and it’s for remote or hybrid. And this is a consultant job position and it’s for full time and job post makes … Read more
WCAG and you will make more money. That is the heading for this document. I’m going to now go through several bullet points. Starting with you will have an additional bullet point to add on your resume. So, knowledge of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines is a skill, and this demonstrates that you understand principles … Read more
It’s been several months since I’ve looked at Shopify’s web website for accessibility information. And with Shopify playing such a central role in ADA website litigation, I wanted to see if there were any updates. Most of my prospective client calls are with Shopify website owners, so I went back and I’ve gone through and … Read more
People waste so much money with website accessibility, and the reason they waste money is because they don’t understand what they are buying and what they need. So those are two essentials when you are in the marketplace. And yet people are they feel a sense of urgency to do something and they end up … Read more
There are many big organizations that struggle with accessibility and it’s not for a lack of resources. Actually, too many resources can get in the way. And so on the screen with me, I have a document where I have bullet points on the struggles that many big companies have with website accessibility. Or it … Read more
When buyers are evaluating accessibility services, they have an important decision to make. But it’s a really hard decision on who to choose. And many people let price play too much of a factor in who they choose. And that’s not to say that the highest price is the best or the lowest price is … Read more
Many organizations weigh the option of not doing anything at all to their website when they find out how much time, effort, and money will be needed to make their website, quote, unquote, ADA compliant. Sharing the screen with me is a document and the heading is, “Is not making your website ADA compliant worth … Read more
A few weeks ago the Star Tribune published an article titled lawsuits targeting Company websites for ADA violations on the Rise. And there were a few things I wanted to comment on. First, there’s a stock photo with someone holding open a book and the book reads ADA Americans with Disabilities Act. And then the … Read more
On the screen is a post from the LinkedIn Jobs board for a position as an accessibility consultant at an e-learning software company. From what I can understand, it’s mostly math courses that are available online and in different formats. So a few of the interesting bullet points from this post is one, meet with … Read more
A common path to choosing an accessibility provider is that someone is sued. They research three to five providers and then they book sales calls or sales demos with each of those providers. And then they learn about accessibility and how it relates to their specific situation as they are going through these sales demos. … Read more
Sharing the split screen with me is the universal symbol for accessible parking spaces. And we’ve all seen the accessibility icons or the accessibility logos or symbols that are on websites. And I think at one point, those icons were a plus. I think they did create positive imagery, and they were associated with having … Read more
So how do you make a website ADA compliant? Well, of course we don’t know exactly how to do so under the law because the law doesn’t explicitly state how to make a website Ada compliant. But what I’ve got pulled up is my WCAG checklist and we are going to run through some of … Read more
A defense attorney purchased my ADA compliance course today, and it got me thinking that this course is perfect for anybody who wants to defend against ADA website litigation. So this would be better than any CLE course because no CLE course will go into the the detail and the depth and the strategy that … Read more
Here’s a slight of hint that you may have not yet come across. It’s the idea that you can combine a widget with manual remediation and then make the website wholly accessible. So it could work something like this our widget is going to fix 70% of your website’s accessibility issue. You just have to … Read more
Let’s take a look at the state of ADA website compliance in California. So I’m going to work through a document. I have a number of bullet points, starting with the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the ADA. So this is one of the primary laws in play. The other primary law in play is … Read more
There are many ways to make money in digital accessibility. And reading through this document I have sharing the screen with me. One way is a job. So you could find a position as an accessibility coordinator, a chief accessibility officer, a designer, a developer, etc. And I’m not just talking about employment at an … Read more
No matter what organization you are running, whether you’re a solo entrepreneur, you’re a multinational corporation, accessibility gets really expensive really fast. And so you want to get out of this mindset or approach where you are continually sourcing accessibility to an external third party provider. You need to bring accessibility in house. So what … Read more
Sharing the split screen with me is a settlement agreement between United States and Meijer. Meijer is a supermarket chain, and it’s a result of a DOJ private enforcement action. And this one concerns digital accessibility. But for today’s video, I want to focus on a few things that were mandated in this Settlement Agreement … Read more
I am surprised at how many people have messaged me and asked for advice on starting a business around digital accessibility. And usually the idea is starting some type of consulting business where audits are offered, etc. So I’m making this video, I’m sharing the split screen with a document, and I’m going to read … Read more
I am regularly asked about compliance with other laws. So will this audit, and if I remediate according to this audit, will it make me compliant with other laws outside of the ADA or other than the ADA? So sometimes this is within the scope of the United States and any other various laws and … Read more
Sharing the split screen with me is a document with the heading ADA Compliance Checklist for 2023. And there are really two best practices for ADA website compliance. These best practices come from the Department of Justice and the private enforcement actions that they’ve taken, which have basically resulted in settlements with these different organizations. … Read more
Sharing the split screen with me is a document with the heading ADA Web Compliance Checklist for Restaurants. So some considerations you want to keep in mind. First subheading, menus. It is extremely important that you make sure your menu is accessible. And what I have seen many times from smaller restaurants is that menus … Read more
Sharing this split screen with me is a complaint filed in California State Court, and this complaint is from the Hill Law Firm, which I have not come across this law firm yet. And let’s go ahead and look through the complaint, and let’s start off with one note is that the defendant is JoAnn’s … Read more
Sharing the split screen with me is a PowerPoint titled ADA website compliance training. It is for my ADA Compliance Course. You will find nothing even remotely close to my course in the market. And in this PowerPoint presentation, I will explain why. So first, let’s start off with the objectives for the buyer. This … Read more