News Flash: Online Accessibility Act This morning, my Lexis feed reported that a new bill was introduced on Thursday by Representatives Ted Budd, (R-N.C.) and Lou Correa, (D-Calif.) to clarify the ADA’s coverage of websites and mobile apps. Quoting Nation’s…
Why Businesses Can Be Sued Anywhere Under the ADA for their Websites
Portions of the contents of this post was originally posted at ComplianceSheriff.com by the author. Video Overview Don’t feel like reading? Then just watch a short video clip instead! Scenario Your company is based in Seattle and sells T-shirts over…
First Steps to an Accessible Website (Part 2)
Welcome to Part 2! In Part 1, we discussed the importance and function of an Accessibility Statement. Once you have your Accessibility Statement in place, it is time to focus on some of the most common and basic accessibility issues…
Expert Witnesses in Web Accessibility Cases (Part 3)
Wrapping Up in this Post In this third post, I wanted to share some general thoughts on expert witnesses in web accessibility litigation. In part 1 of this series, I focused on how fragile expert witness reports can be under…
Expert Witnesses in Web Accessibility Cases (Part 2)
In my last post, I jumped right in to talking about how cases like Daubert and the Diaz affect expert witness testimony in web accessibility cases. This week, I’m going to step back a bit and talk a little more generally about…
First Steps to an Accessible Website (Part 1)
Web accessibility seems to be a hot topic for many today. That may be due to the rise of legal complaints targeting inaccessible websites or that many companies are realizing that offering their goods and services online is an important…
Web Accessibility Legal Update
I wanted to write a super-short blog post because I accidentally published my first post on expert witnesses in web accessibility cases on Friday night. Memo to self: don’t blog with a glass of wine in your hand! But, if…
Expert Witnesses in Web Accessibility Cases (Part 1)
I received some feedback last week that my blog post was a bit too lengthy. Certainly, shorter blogs are easier to write and are a quicker read, but there is also evidence that between 2,000 and 2,500 words in a…
Avoiding Multiple ADA Lawsuits Over Your Website
Before we even announced Converge Accessibility a week ago, we already had three clients whom we were helping with website accessibility cases. Then, when I called a relative to ask about his mom this last week and he asked me…
Launch Announcement
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