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AudioEye Joins the World Wide Web Consortium
AudioEye is now a member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
accessibility
May 21, 2021
Don’t Skip Providing a Great Experience to All Users
Skip navigation links are a great way to help users find content they want to see on a web page. Here is a guide to properly setting up skip links on your site.
accessibility
May 19, 2021
Why Accessibility Plugins Aren't Enough for ADA Compliance
Compliance takes more than just adding an accessibility plugin to your website. Here's the best way to truly make your site ADA/WCAG-compliant.
compliance
May 06, 2021
What the New Gil v. Winn-Dixie Decision Means for Website Accessibility
A U.S. appeals court recently ruled that some websites don’t have to be accessible to people with disabilities. See how this decision affects businesses like yours.
compliance
April 29, 2021
Why SEO & Accessibility Go Hand-in-Hand
Making your website compliant has countless benefits, including improving your SEO. Here's why digital accessibility is a cornerstone of an optimized site.
accessibility
April 27, 2021
How Our Automation Identifies and Fixes Accessibility Problems on the Web
Learn more about AudioEye’s industry-leading auto remediations. Discover how the technology works and understand its strengths and limitations.
April 16, 2021
Tax Credits for Digital Accessibility: Everything You Need to Know
Ensuring that your website is accessible to all can be a daunting challenge, but a little-known tax credit can help take the sting out of your expenditure.
accessibility
April 14, 2021
The Clock Is Ticking On Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Compliance
The Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) comes into force on January 1, 2021, requiring all public-sector organizations in Ontario and companies with more than 50 employees in Ontario to comply with the best practices for digital accessibility laid out in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Is your online business ready?
compliance
December 10, 2020
How Can Educators Protect Their Institutions Against a New Wave of Digital Accessibility Lawsuits?
The education industry is facing another challenge as the school year begins: a skyrocketing number of digital accessibility lawsuits. In July and the first week of August, we have tracked 35 federal lawsuits targeting the education industry filed in U.S. Federal District Court. To put that in perspective, there were just two federal lawsuits the entire first half of 2020. That’s a 1,750% increase, with new cases filed almost every day. If your institution doesn’t have a strong position on digital accessibility, there could be trouble ahead.
compliance
August 25, 2020
Why a Digital Accessibility Lawsuit in New York Could Spell Trouble for Companies in California — and Beyond
A lawsuit filed against Gimlet Media, a leading digital media company, recently garnered plenty of attention both within and beyond the website accessibility community. This lawsuit, among others, elevates the importance of digital accessibility being a core capability of any modern digital platform, especially as companies are required to comply with legislation such as Title III of the ADA and the California Unruh Civil Rights Act.
compliance
August 18, 2020
Whose job is it anyway? Why teams pass the buck on web accessibility
The world of the web evolves at a frenetic pace, and it’s often possible—or even advisable—for web teams to play a little fast and loose if it means getting to market ahead of the competition. When it comes to accessibility, you really do need to get it right, or risk facing lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and a host of new state laws. But whose job is it to ensure ADA compliance?
accessibility
August 11, 2020
Why the buck stops with you: dispelling myths about digital accessibility and e-commerce providers
While you might think that opting for a ready-made e-commerce platform like Shopify immediately liberates you from worrying about the accessibility of your website, that may not be the case. In fact, in speaking with Shopify users, we’ve identified five common misconceptions about digital accessibility requirements and how far you’re covered when you choose to work with an e-commerce provider.
accessibility
July 31, 2020
Maximum Reach, Minimum Risk: How To Build Your Global Accessibility Strategy (2021 Update)
The explosion of web accessibility lawsuits has grabbed plenty of headlines in the United States. But if you also operate beyond American shores, you face a second set of digital accessibility challenges. You need to meet the requirements of every country where you conduct online business. Here’s what you need to know to navigate your way through the global accessibility landscape, and to ensure you achieve compliance and maximize your online reach.
compliance
July 30, 2020
AudioEye is proud to announce a new Drupal module
With this module, Drupal website creators can easily implement AudioEye’s digital accessibility solution using Composer
partnership
July 29, 2020
Empowering people with disabilities to participate fully in the workforce
Thanks to its work with AudioEye, Flexability is well on its way to fulfilling its mission of opening up employment opportunities to people of all physical abilities. With its new and accessible website listing roles with companies determined to find the most talented candidates, Flexability is making it much easier for the millions of Americans with disabilities to find relevant jobs and participate fully in the workforce.
community
June 23, 2020
The Risk of Digital Accessibility Lawsuits is Reaching New Markets and Sectors
Lawsuits against companies suspected of flouting the online accessibility requirements related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are now a regular feature of courtrooms in the US. From 2017 to 2018, the number of cases surged and they continued to increase throughout 2019. To help companies better understand the risk of litigation, we continuously track ADA-related proceedings. So, how is the picture changing as we start a new year?
compliance
June 16, 2020
Is your website accessible for people with disabilities? Here’s why it matters.
Nearly nine out of 10 Americans use the internet, but even in today's digitally advanced world, there's no guarantee they all have unhindered access. Without website accessibility, millions of people with disabilities encounter barriers when they want to bank, shop, learn or interact online. This article takes a closer look at website accessibility, how it impacts a business, why web accessibility lawsuits have nearly tripled in recent years, and what you can do to protect your company.
accessibility
May 26, 2020
Why is manual work important for accessibility? Meet AudioEye’s QA manager and AT tester
JAWS is a screen reader assistive technology (AT) tool enabling those who cannot see the screen to access information on computers and smartphones. If a site isn’t coded correctly, quite simply, JAWS won’t “read” it correctly – nor will any other AT. Kaely’s job is to make sure every AudioEye client site is functioning properly for the end user. She does this by testing it, re-testing it and testing it again.
product
May 07, 2020