A Practice of Web Accessibility
“Nothing about me, without me”.
Web Accessibility is a right for all web users
NetRaising began researching web-accessible development practices in 2007 and has included web accessibility in the foundation code of every website we’ve created since 2008. Fast forward 16 years to 2024, when it became a legal requirement for most of our clients and confirmed what we already knew.
Each year our knowledge of best practices has increased as laws, technology, accessible development methods, and evaluation have evolved. Our clients were ready in 2024 when web accessibility became the law for government-funded organizations and contractors, and we plan to keep them ahead of the web accessibility curve in the future.
Here are just some of what we’re building into our websites now.
Who has to follow web and mobile app accessibility requirements?
“State and local governments that contract with other entities to provide public services for them (like non-profit organizations that run drug treatment programs on behalf of a state agency) also have to make sure that their contractors follow Title II”. Read the Fact Sheet”
While some will likely still argue in the courts over what organizations’ and businesses’ websites are required by law to be accessible, NetRaising advocates that web accessibility is a right, and accessible web development practices are our standard.
NetRaising includes web accessibility testing and evaluation in the development process of every website we design and develop. We’re not waiting until Section 504 Disability or Section 508 Accessibility Standards legally apply to every website. We’re staying ahead of this to make sure that every site we develop meets or exceeds current web accessibility standards the day it launches.
Web Accessibility Add-Ons
We do not endorse or support the use of Web Accessibility Overlay Applications or their claims of legal protection or useability. NetRaising generally regards them as destructive rather than assistive technologies, and we’re in good company.
Learn More About Web Accessibility and the Law
Fact Sheet: 2024 Rule on the Accessibility of Web Content
Do Section 508 Accessibility Standards Apply to My Website?
Overview of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Sections 504 and 508)
Law Office of Lainey Feingold »
The Seyfarth ADA Title III News & Insights Blog
The Growing Number of Accessibility-Related Website Lawsuits