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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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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

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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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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California Unruh Act: How to Mitigate Website Accessibility Risk

Jul 27, 2020
See how many lawsuits California had in the previous month with the industry's premier lawsuit tracker. When it comes to states to watch for developments in website and app ...

Web Accessibility

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ADA Website Compliance in California: How We Got Here

Jul 23, 2020
See how many lawsuits California had in the previous month with the industry's premier lawsuit tracker. Website Accessibility has been a major focus in both the United States and ...

Web Accessibility, ADA Website Compliance

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ADA Accessibility Lawsuits During Coronavirus

Jun 3, 2020
Over the past few months, people all over the globe have been forced to stay home during lockdown amidst the coronavirus pandemic. For many, it’s the first time they’ve ever ...

ADA Lawsuits

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GAAD and the Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Accessibility

May 21, 2020
Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) a day created to bring awareness to the importance of inclusion and accessibility. GAAD focuses heavily on digital inclusion, ...

GAAD

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