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Founded in 2000, UsableNet created some of the first tools and platforms to make websites accessible and usable for all people. Starting out, we worked with government agencies as well as universities and corporations. Today, accessibility has become important to almost all companies. We provide accessibility solutions to Fortune 1000 companies, small and medium enterprises, government, and education organizations across industries including retail, travel, hospitality, food services, automotive, financial services, and healthcare.

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5 WCAG Best Practices for Maintaining Web Accessibility [BLOG]

5 WCAG Best Practices for Maintaining Web Accessibility

Oct 16, 2020
You’ve spent an enormous amount of time and money making sure your digital environments and content are accessible for users with disabilities. But after you’ve finished building ...

Web Accessibility

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How to Avoid an FHA Lawsuit for your website

Oct 2, 2020
When most businesses think about websites and accessibility-related lawsuits, the first thing that obviously comes to mind will be claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act ...

Web Accessibility

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6 Tips for Testing and Maintaining ADA Compliance with Screen Readers

Sep 24, 2020
Most companies that seek to make their digital environments and content accessible for users with disabilities understand the critical need to account for blind users who utilize ...

ADA Website Compliance

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The best practices outlined in this article can help to achieve website compliance goals for the visually impaired.

10 Website Compliance Dos and Don’ts for the Visually Impaired

Sep 16, 2020
Every single day, blind and low-vision users face barriers to the information, goods, and services that many people take for granted. Over the past decade, as society has moved ...

ADA Website Compliance

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Webinar Wrap Up: Best Practices and Legal Strategies for ADA Lawsuits

Aug 25, 2020
This post summarizes UsableNet's August 2020 Webinar, "Best Practices and Legal Strategies for Defense of Website Accessibility Lawsuits," co-hosted by Elizabeth Rodriguez, an ...

ADA Lawsuits

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30 Years of The ADA: Where We Are Now & What Businesses Need to Know

Aug 4, 2020
On July 26th of this year, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). While there were 0 websites in existence when the ADA was signed into ...

ADA Website Compliance

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Accessibility Website Lawsuit Trends in 2020: The Midyear Update

Aug 3, 2020
This year has undoubtedly been a chaotic and unpredictable one, shaking up businesses all over the world and across almost every industry. Even the chaos of the pandemic, though, ...

ADA Lawsuits

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How to test the accessibility of a website

How to Test the Accessibility of a Website

Aug 3, 2020
When addressing accessibility in your websites, apps, and other digital content, it is paramount that you follow established best practices in order to ensure your digital ...

Web Accessibility, Accessibility Testing

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image of the web accessibility testing checklist being viewed on a website by a young woman

Web Accessibility Testing Checklist

Jul 29, 2020
Ensuring your web content is accessible to all has never been as critical as it is right now. The coronavirus pandemic forced everyone to re-evaluate how they access goods and ...

Web Accessibility

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