ADA Compliance: What it is and Why You Should Care
An Alpine Consulting White Paper
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Abstract
ADA is an acronym for Americans with Disabilities Act. There are several other similar U.S. laws which govern these issues such as IDEA, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Sections 504 and Section 508). Additionally, accessibility is addressed by many international laws.
While this article is only concerned with ADA Compliancy as it relates to Web accessibility, do note that the above laws cover all facets of our environment. ADA Compliancy exists everywhere from our schools and offices to museums and government buildings.
The governing body of the Web, the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C), has developed international guidelines for Web accessibility that have become the foundation for most Web accessibility laws throughout the world.
Essentially, ADA Compliancy, as it relates to the Internet and specifically Web sites, concerns itself with the ability of disabled individuals to perform all the same tasks as able-bodied persons while browsing, searching, buying, or otherwise navigating on the Web.
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