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A Little History – Americans with Disabilities Act
The ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) is a civil rights law that was passed in 1990 in the United States. The law prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including employment, transportation, and public accommodations.
The ADA has specific provisions related to website accessibility, known as Title III. Title III requires that places of public accommodation, including websites, must be accessible to individuals with disabilities. In 2010, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a set of web accessibility guidelines known as the ADA Standards for Accessible Design. These guidelines provide specific requirements for making websites accessible to individuals with disabilities.
In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on website accessibility and the need for businesses to make their websites compliant with the ADA. This has led to a number of lawsuits being filed against businesses with websites that are not accessible to users with disabilities. The DOJ has also issued a number of settlements and consent decrees related to website accessibility.
Overall, the history of ADA website compliance has seen a growing recognition of the importance of ensuring that websites are accessible to all users, including those with disabilities. This has led to the development of guidelines and standards for website accessibility, as well as increased legal action against businesses that fail to make their websites compliant with the ADA.
WCAG & ADA Guidelines
WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) and ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliance refer to guidelines and standards for making websites accessible to users with disabilities.
WCAG is a set of guidelines developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities. The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including websites.
ADA compliance for credit union websites “In June 2003, in recognition of how the Internet was transforming interactions between the public and governmental entities, the Department published a document entitled Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites to People with Disabilities, available at http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/websites2.htm, which provides State and local governments guidance on how to make their Web sites accessible to ensure that persons with disabilities have equal access to the services, programs, and activities that are provided through those Web sites.”
508 Compliance vs. WCAG & ADA
508 compliance and WCAG/ADA compliance are both related to ensuring that websites are accessible to users with disabilities. However, they refer to different sets of guidelines and standards.
508 compliance refers to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, which requires that electronic and information technology (EIT) developed, procured, maintained, or used by the federal government be accessible to people with disabilities. This includes websites and web-based applications.