Why ADA Compliance is important for school websites?
The Americans with Disabilities Act was instituted in 1990 in an effort to end discrimination based on differing abilities. Public school websites are required to be ADA compliant through Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Trying to figure out what constitutes an ADA-compliant website can be difficult. That is where SchoolBlocks comes in! Accessibility issues are categorized in four distinct groups under WCAG guidelines. They are as follows:
Perceivable
These are issues that affect a user’s ability to find and process information on a website (for example, providing audio descriptions for video content).
Operable
These are issues that impact a visitor’s ability to navigate and use a website (such as ensuring that all site functions and navigation can be operated via keyboard-only commands).
Understandable
These issues concern a user’s ability to discern and comprehend all information and navigation on a website (such as composing error messages that include a clear explanation of the error and direction for correcting it).
Robust
These issues involve a website’s ability to adapt and evolve to meet the changing needs of users with disabilities (such as testing compatibility with all leading screen readers and ensuring that those capabilities can be upgraded in the future).
Integrategration
ADA compliant checklist:
SchoolBlocks works seamlessly to implement main components of ADA compliance including A) Keyboard Navigation, B). Screen Reader Friendly and C). Readable Content. Here are some rules and checklists suggested by Siteimprove:
