WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY
2024 DOJ Rules
On April 24, the Justice Department published a landmark final rule to strengthen accessibility of web content and mobile applications under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
NEW A.D.A. Requirements for Websites
Now, public entities, such as state and local governments, must ensure that their web content and mobile apps meet the technical standard established in the rule within two or three years, depending on population size. By requiring that public entities meet a technical standard, the rule will increase people with disabilities’ independence, flexibility, dignity and privacy in their everyday lives.
ADA COMPLIANCE
Making your site accessible allows you to better reach the millions of people around the world with disabilities, it also protects you from lawsuits and negative press.
TESTING STANDARDS
Sites tested by Coughlin undergo the following series of tests. We use as many open source tools as possible to keep the cost of compliance manageable.
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WCAG 2.1 LEVEL AA ANALYSIS USING AXE AND LIGHTHOUSE.
SCREEN READER TESTING USING NVDA AND MICROSOFT NARRATOR.
KEYBOARD NAVIGATION TESTING ON EVERY PAGE.
19.9
MILLION
8.2% of Americans have difficulty lifting or grasping. This could impact mouse or keyboard use.
8.1
MILLION
3.3% of Americans have a vision impairment, making them reliant on a screen magnifier, screen reader, and/or higher contrast content.
7.6
MILLION
3.1% of Americans have a hearing impairment, thus making transcripts and/or captions for audio and video media critical.
SITES THAT GO THROUGH COUGHLIN TESTING AND OPTIMIZATION MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
A site is verified for a specific date. Additions to the site can make parts of it inaccessible. Each site certification includes the date of certification. Recertification is a much simpler process and should be done on a frequency that corresponds with the addition or modification of content on the site.