Does your Website meets the ADA compliance guidelines?

Every Website meets its specific standard, having a valuable online presence. But most of the time, the majority of the websites aren’t accessible and are restricted to viewers with disabilities.
And this is were ADA compliance plays a role. ADA stands for Americans with Disabilities Act, stating equality in businesses and non-profit organizations to provide goods, services, and programs to people with disabilities on an equal basis with the rest of the public in a mutual connect with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines WCAG, there are certain requirements provides to make your website accessible across wider audience.
Audience with disabilities such as blindness, deafness, learning disabilities, limited movement, photosensitive elements, and more are helpful with this ADA compliance. And here are the guidelines for your website for everyone to access.

#1. Keyboard controls

Few users with disabilities can’t operate with the mouse or they don’t even know to access one, In such cases, it is definitely important to have a website that is fully functional and navigational with just keyboard. This is one of the important factors that accompany ADA and WCAG guidelines.

#2. Accessible to Audio

Voice search and Audio features are the trends of the day, hence having a website should have is audio controls will greatly help the people with disabilities. Mostly for public accommodation for most websites.

#3. Color and theme-based website

Another important feature of importance is the color and theme of your website. The colors are used not only to convey specific elements on the webpage but also to help visually disabilities in locating your website properly.
The websites can have simple forms with the main text defining CTA’s (call-to-action buttons) instead of images or bright colors it can be simple with text CTA’s because text is equally important.

#4. Videos with captions

Any form of video be it s a service or a portfolio video on the website should always include captions (subtitles if necessary) to be accessible to for a wide audience.

#5. Content distribution

Having an appropriate and widespread content across the web page and it should be easy to accommodate the different audience consisting of simple layouts without annoying features.
According to the statistical data, website traffic will increase for a wider audience, if the website is ADA compliant. Additionally, your website can potentially avoid penalties if charged any.