Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADA
This guidance describes how state and local governments and businesses open to the public can make sure that their websites are accessible to people with disabilities as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Introduction to the Americans with Disabilities Act | ADA.gov
To prevent discrimination against people with disabilities, the ADA sets out requirements that apply to many of the situations you encounter in everyday life.
Fact Sheet: New Rule on the Accessibility of Web Content and …
2024年3月8日 · This rule will help make sure people with disabilities have access to state and local governments’ services, programs, and activities available on websites and mobile apps. This rule will also provide state and local governments with more clarity about what they have to do to comply with the ADA.
Designing for Web Accessibility – Tips for Getting Started
These tips are good practice to help you meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) requirements. Follow the links to the related WCAG requirements, detailed background in the “Understanding” document, guidance from Tutorials, user stories, and more. Foreground text needs to have sufficient contrast with background colors.
About the ADA Accessibility Standards - United States Access …
2010年9月15日 · Accessibility standards issued under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) apply to places of public accommodation, commercial facilities, and state and local government facilities in new construction, alterations, and additions. The ADA Standards are based on minimum guidelines set by the Access Board.
Chapter 1: Using the ADA Standards - United States Access Board
Under the title II regulation, state and local governments must provide program accessibility in existing facilities, and the under the title III regulation public accommodations must remove architectural barriers in existing facilities where it is “readily achievable.”
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Access Board issues final rule on accessibility guidelines for pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way. These guidelines address how to make pedestrian facilities, such as sidewalks, crosswalks, shared use paths, and on-street parking, accessible to people with disabilities.
How People with Disabilities Use the Web
This resource introduces how disabled people use the web, including people with age-related impairments. It helps developers, designers, content creators, and others understand the reasons behind creating accessible digital products — including websites, apps, browsers, and …
Introduction to Web Accessibility | Web Accessibility Initiative …
Web accessibility means that websites, tools, and technologies are designed and developed so that people with disabilities can use them. More specifically, people can: perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with the Web; contribute to the Web; Web accessibility encompasses all disabilities that affect access to the Web, including ...
Disability and Health Inclusion Strategies | CDC - Centers for …
2020年9月15日 · Accessibility is when the needs of people with disabilities are specifically considered, and products, services, and facilities are built or modified so that they can be used by people of all abilities. Here are a few examples of accessibility: