Talk in English - US at Fox Cities PHP Meetup
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Why is ADA (The Americans with Disabilities Act) Compliance important for the web? What tools are available to check my level of compliance? What organizations are affected by these standards?
ADA and web accessibility is going to be a highly requested need by clients in the non-profit and government sector of web design. The focus of this presentation is to use a platform like WordPress and how you can mold it to meet accessibility standards. Keep in mind these techniques are in a way a train of thought, and may also be applied when developing code, plugins, or applications.
While the ADA still doesn’t technically apply to non-federal organizations with less than 15 employees – the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has been stepping up its enforcement of the ADA in recent year. The DOJ encourages organizations to use the WCAG 2.0 level AA technical requirements as a guide for digital accessibility.
Dylan Wages has been designing websites since the 1990s and building brands since the early 2000s. As a web developer, Dylan has designed numerous sites and is well versed in a number of web design principles and techniques – from user experience to conversion-focused design.
Over the past few years Dylan has been focusing on web development for the non-profit sector. This experience has helped him create a deeper knowledge into subjects like ADA & PCI compliance standards.
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An excellent delve into making websites compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the different kinds of ratings involved with that.
Dylan gave a great discussion of main areas of focus, tasks any webmaster can do to make their website more accessible and demonstrated tools to assist with accessibility and to check your work to see if it was successful.
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with the group!
As a translator/localizer, I am only tangentially affected by the ADA (monolingualism *can* be a disabling in certain contexts), but my clients certainly are. It was very interesting to learn about the regulations, expectations, and the technical issues. Great presentation, Dylan!