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Apple ADA Web Ruling Sets new standard for claims

Web Accessibility cases will need to provide more detail around claims thanks to a new ruling in the Southern District of New York. On March 28th, Judge Preska dismissed the class ...

Web Accessibility

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UsableNet Report Raises Awareness of Website Accessibility

At UsableNet we are delighted to see an uptick in news coverage nationwide about ADA Website accessibility and usability in 2019. As Chief Innovation Strategist Jason Taylor told ...

Web Accessibility

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ADA-Based Web Accessibility Claims Continue Record-Breaking Rise in 2019

The last few years have seen a dramatic rise in ADA Web Accessibility Claims. Data from UsableNet's research team suggests the lawsuit culture continues in 2019. UsableNet's team ...

Web Accessibility

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The First 2019 Mobile App ADA Claim is likely to be the first of many

The first new ADA Lawsuit alleging ADA-discrimination based on mobile app accessibility was filed in March of 2019 in Pennsylvania. More claims are likely to follow as an ADA ...

Mobile Web, Mobile Apps

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The Increased Demand for User Testing from the Disability Community

With the wide variety of automated accessibility evaluation tools available to companies looking to conform to WCAG 2.0 and 2.1, why also implement user testing? Quite simply, ...

QA Testing

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How to Write a Web Accessibility Statement and Policy

Editor's Note: This post was originally published August 2018 and has recently been updated and revised for accuracy and comprehensiveness.

Web Accessibility

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A Recap of 2018 ADA Web Accessibility Lawsuits and Primer on How to Avoid Them

UsableNet’s research team tracked all Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) web accessibility-related lawsuits throughout 2018. The year saw a continued increase in the number of ...

Web Accessibility

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97% of Top Websites Fail The Test For ADA Web Accessibility, New Study Finds

A new study on Website accessibility found that 97.8% of 1 million homepages tested had detectable WCAG 2 failures. A user with a disability can expect to encounter detectable ...

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Web Accessibility Initiative 4-Step Action Plan

Originally written on Feb 12, 2019. Content was updated in September 2023. Your journey towards improved digital accessibility will present many opportunities and challenges. ...

Web Accessibility

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