The ADA Book

Kris Rivenburgh presents on why it's so difficult to sort through the available products and services for website accessibility (presumably to help with ADA compliance and preventing litigation).  Researching the market is a difficult task in and of itself for many reasons.  One reason is because different sellers are selling different things.   Here is a list of some of the more vi...

Kris explains why website owners will be extremely excited about the ADA Compliance Course: it's created to be an SOP (step by step instructions) that website owners can give their team.  This will enable their team to find (audit) and fix (remediate) their website.   #ADAWebsiteTraining #ADAWebsiteCourse #WebsiteAccessibilityTraining  Kris designed the ADA Compliance Course (ACC) a...

Kris answers a LinkedIn message that asks about the risk of being sued while working on website accessibility.   ADA Compliance for websites is a gray area, but for practical purposes, think of the Americans with Disabilities Act in terms of absolutes: either you're in compliance or you're not.   #ADAWebsiteRemediation #WebsiteAccessibilityRemediation #CanIGetSued Kris designed the ADA C...

Kris explains why the ADA Compliance Course is more than just an SOP (step-by-step instructions) for your team, it's also training for your team that will save you time and money.   You can learn more about the ADA Compliance Course at https://adacompliance.net .   #WebsiteAccessibilityTraining #WebAccessibilityTraining #ADAWebsiteTraining  Kris designed the ADA Compliance Course (A...

Kris gives a brief demo using the WAVE scan tool to show why WAVE is the best website accessibility software.  WAVE is simple, intuitive, and easy to use for anybody.  And it's completely free for single page scans.   Kris also explains that there is no software that automatically make your website accessible.  You may come across "automated solutions" that are referred to as o...

Kris explains why WCAG isn't as difficult as it first seems.  This is not to say WCAG conformance is easy, but the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines also aren't impossible.  Once you understand the underlying principles of WCAG, web accessibility becomes easier.   Think of how so few websites were mobile responsive a decade ago.  Now it's hard to find a website that isn't co...

Kris discusses the main problem with website accessibility audits: they overwhelm the web teams working on them and, in many cases, some of the accessibility issues are never fixed.  Another problem is audits usually take 3-4 weeks to complete and then 2-4+ more months are involved in remediation.   This leaves website owners exposed to litigation even after they've made a significant in...

Kris explains why website builder platforms like Godaddy, Shopify, Wix, and Squarespace won't guarantee ADA-compliant websites (and they shouldn't).  Kris goes on to discuss the key indicators that a website builder does take accessibility seriously (and gives you what you're looking for).    #ADACompliantWebsiteBuilders #GodaddyADACompliance #ShopifyADACompliance   Kris design...

Kris emphasizes the significance of the same plaintiffs' law firms filing 2/3 being responsible for website accessibility litigation. Per Accessibility.com, "Nearly 67% of all website accessibility lawsuits were filed by five law firms out of New York and California."   The same website accessibility issues are being claimed over and over in litigation which means the best way to prevent "ADA...

Kris Rivenburgh illustrates how a website can be accessible (ADA compliant) despite a technical accessibility issue existing.   This is critical knowledge for attorneys defending clients against ADA website litigation (claims rooted in WCAG non-conformance).   #ADAWebsiteDefense #ADACompliance #ADADefense Kris designed the ADA Compliance Course (ACC) so that you can hand the course over...

Kris Rivenburgh covers many compelling reasons for making your website accessible right now.   Motivating factors include improving access for people with disabilities, improving your user experience, improving conversions, increasing sales, preventing litigation, and being materially compliant with future regulation/laws mandating website accessibility.   #WebsiteAccessibility #WebAcces...

Kris Rivenburgh explains that while there's no definite way to say a website is ADA compliant, we do know what best practices for ADA compliance are:  1) making your website WCAG 2.1 AA conformant and 2) publishing a conspicuous accessibility statement.   #ADACompliantWebsite #ADAComplianceWebsite #ADAWebsiteCompliance Kris designed the ADA Compliance Course (ACC) as instructions you can...

Sanjay Sabarwal of Sabarwal Law interviewed me on ADA website compliance and asked the questions that people really want to know about.  One thing I really like about Sanjay is he emphasizes ethics in all he does.  Sanjay Sabarwal heads Sabarwal Law and his practice areas include small business law.  Sanjay has experience in defending small businesses against "ADA website" litigatio...

Kris Rivenburgh explains his game-changing ADA Compliance Course that combines training, audits, and remediation for the most commonly claimed issues in website accessibility litigation.   This description will be updated on how to purchase the course in January 2023.  Subscribe to this channel to find out as soon as The ADA Compliance Course is release. Kris wrote the book on ADA compli...

Kris Rivenburgh differentiates an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) from a VPAT® or Voluntary Product Accessibility Template.  Although VPAT and ACR are commonly used interchangeably, there is a difference.   A VPAT is the template used to create the ACR.  Once a VPAT is filled-in and finalized, it creates an ACR which addresses a product's accessibility and conformance with a...

Kris Rivenburgh explains how digital accessibility training will make your digital assets (websites, apps) more accessible and significantly reduce your costs.   Don't continually introduce accessibility issues into your digital experiences.  Instead, train your employees, contractors, etc. on accessibility and WCAG principals so your developers, designers, and content managers will prod...

Kris Rivenburgh covers website accessibility and ADA compliance litigation in California for California and discusses how small business owners can reduce their risk of a lawsuit or demand letter. Some of the most active California plaintiffs' law firms have been: Pacific Trial Attorneys Potter Handy Wilshire Law Firm The Manning Law Firm Violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and...

Kris Rivenburgh discusses common, non-money terms that plaintiffs' lawyers frequently request in "ADA website" settlement negotiations and why defense attorneys must be extremely careful in what demands they agree to. Many plaintiffs' law firms do not understand accessibility and put forth unnecessary and overly burdensome terms that can result in significant costs to clients, costs that greatly e...

Kris Rivenburgh explains some of the many ways that overlay widgets for website accessibility create separate and unequal experiences and are therefore discriminatory under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Below are the separate and unequal provisions from Title III of the ADA: (ii) Participation in unequal benefit  It shall be discriminatory to afford an individual or...

Kris Rivenburgh explains why differentiating between website accessiblity companies / providers is confusing: they're not offering the same products and services. Moreover, their blend of offerings may be different. Products offered include: training automated scans platform organization Services offered include: manual audits manual remediation user testing expert support The overall best scan is...

Kris relates the AccessiBe vs. UserWay debate to choosing between two  $49 gold watches bought on a street corner. The point: they're both fake. Neither AccessiBe nor UserWay make your website accessible / ADA  compliant.  They're just cheap overlay widgets and they don't stop lawsuits. To find out why, read Karl Groves's resources on overlays: https://overlayfactsheet.com https://o...

Kris Rivenburgh discusses SquareSpace's weak stance on accessibility / ADA compliance headed into 2023. SquareSpace is a major website builder platform that has had more than enough time to take a proactive stance on accessibility. The only public-facing acknowledgement of accessibility / ADA compliance so far is a single blog post that has a few quick tips.  What's also incredible is nowhere...

Kris Rivenburgh relates accessibility overlay widgets as fake accessibility.  Overlays are fugazi.  They're meant to give the illusion of accessibility, but everyone in accessibility knows overlays don't make websites accessible or WCAG conformant (or ADA compliant). There are no widgets, apps, plugins, toolbars, software, etc. that can make a website to be accessible or WCAG conformant...

Kris Rivenburgh explains why Wix's "accessibility-certified site creator" exam for planning and building accessible websites is problematic.  Wix's is a widely recognized brand name and bestowing accessibility certification on any one who scores 75% on a 30 question multiple choice exam will mean everyone, including people who aren't qualified, can be certified in website accessibility. Also,...

Kris Rivenburgh explains the release of WCAG 2.2 in a legal context.  Because WCAG 2.2 is still a working draft as of the date of this video, we can't expect this new version to be incorporated into the law in 2023. It's also highly unlikely that any plaintiff's law firm will make a claim that cites to 2.2 success criteria.  While litigation (lawsuits, demand letters) are unlikely to cit...