accessibility
The ADA and Your Website
We are in favor of accessibility in websites, and we build all websites with that in mind. But I want to propose a thought experiment to you. Imagine that you have a small resort, dude ranch, maybe even a bed and breakfast or a roadside motel. Imagine further that someone who has no intention of…
Your Website and the Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that every “place of public accommodation” should be accessible to people with disabilities. All goods and services available to anyone must be available to people with disabilities. This is probably not news to you. What may be news is that your website is a place of public accommodation. What…
Americans with Disabilites Act and Your Website
Does your website meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? A client recently shared with us an email she had received: “Scores of companies, financial institutions, and other entities across the country have been targeted by plaintiffs’ attorneys for purported violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) because their websites have…
Websites about Tough Subjects
Not all websites can be about pleasant things. Life isn’t all about pleasant things. Businesses don’t all specialize in pleasant things. When you’re dealing with tough subjects, you really can’t just add a picture of a puppy and leave it at that.
If Your Website’s Customers Are Not Tech Savvy…
Every business, practice, and organization needs a website. Even if you know that your typical client isn’t that comfortable on a computer. But what should be different about your site if that’s the case? I recently had an opportunity to observe a number of unskilled internet users. Here are some behaviors I noticed: They’re…
Welcoming Website Visitors with Disabilities
When we think of accessible websites, we often think about web visitors with limited vision. A talk by Kelly Dwan at WordCamp Europe made me realize that we should also be thinking about people with limited mobility when we work on websites — at least for local businesses. People with disabilities may be looking for…