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Laws and RegulationsSimply publishing an accessibility statement won't protect organizations from EAA fines. Real compliance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA by June 2025 is essential.
Laws and RegulationsWhat Happened In January 2014, a blind student Assistive Technology Miami University , Ohio filed a complaint because the institution didn t provide accessible course materials. The student needed spe
Laws and RegulationsThe Challenge In 2025, federal courts recorded 3,117 website accessibility lawsuits under ADA Title III , marking a 27% increase from the previous year and the highest count since 2022. This surge sig
Laws and RegulationsOver 5,000 ADA digital accessibility lawsuits were filed in 2025, and the same misunderstandings keep appearing in demand letters. Compliance officers are exhausted by conflicting advice, vendor promi
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Laws and RegulationsThe DOJ has extended ADA Title II digital accessibility compliance deadlines by one year. This extension offers public entities and their compliance officers a chance to address conformance gaps that
Laws and RegulationsHealthcare organizations face a dual challenge: complying with the Section 504 Final Rule s WCAG 2.1 Level AA requirements and remediating thousands of existing PDFs while continuing daily operations
Laws and RegulationsCompliance officers often assume they re ready for Canada s Digital Technologies Accessibility Regulations under the Accessible Canada Act. They ve got a plan and an owner assigned, so they think they
Laws and RegulationsBusinesses of all sizes are seeing more ADA website demand letters—formal notices alleging that a company’s site isn’t accessible to people with disabilities. These letters can be unsettling, but unde
Laws and RegulationsIn today’s digital environment, ensuring that content is accessible to all users—including those with disabilities—is both a legal obligation and an ethical responsibility. Portable Document Format (P
Laws and RegulationsIn today’s increasingly litigious digital landscape, businesses face mounting pressure to prove their commitment to web accessibility. For many, the instinctive response is to simply publish an access
Laws and RegulationsFor years, businesses have approached digital accessibility as a simple checkbox exercise: audit and fix the website, and the job is done. However, that era has come to an end. In 2024 and 2025, a sha
Laws and RegulationsMany businesses treat website accessibility as a technical or legal checkbox, but one ADA demand letter can spark a full-blown brand crisis. A single inaccessible checkout page, a missing caption, or
Laws and RegulationsIn March 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) withdrew 11 guidance documents related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). While the decision has drawn understandable concern within the
Laws and RegulationsWhen discussing various accessibility laws like Section 508 , “digital assets” are mentioned as a facet of accessibility. However, there is often little explanation of a digital asset. What counts as
Laws and RegulationsThere were approximately 2,387 lawsuits filed over digital accessibility in 2022. This is a slight increase (1.5%) from 2021's total of 2,352 and an increase of over 14% from 2020. A company can no lo
Laws and RegulationsDigital accessibility law in the US is complex. Given the lack of official federal guidance, states can set their own digital accessibility standards and enforcement. California stands out for its pro
Laws and RegulationsWhat exactly is required to make your website ADA compliant? Even though the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) doesn’t explicitly state how to make a website ADA compliant, we know what the best p
Laws and RegulationsWhat You Can Learn From Digital Accessibility Lawsuits As a website owner, you already know the importance of digital accessibility. You’re probably following the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Laws and RegulationsThere were approximately 2,387 lawsuits filed over digital accessibility in 2022. This is a slight increase (1.5%) from 2021's total of 2,352 and an increase of over 14% from 2020. A company can no lo
Laws and RegulationsIf the recent influx of accessibility lawsuits has taught us anything, it’s that businesses are legally vulnerable if they do not meet accessibility requirements. Time and time again, businesses shell
Laws and RegulationsIn today's digital age, companies must proactively prepare for lawsuits related to digital accessibility. With increasing lawsuits filed under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), b
Laws and RegulationsIs WCAG a legal requirement? Can you be sued or face legal repercussions if your website isn’t WCAG conformant? In this article, we’ll answer these questions and more, including the following: What is
