Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2024
Since 2011, the third Thursday in May has been used to recognize, celebrate, and learn about digital accessibility in the modern world. In celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we are offering some of our tools at a discounted rate — now through 5/23/24. Accessible Web RAMP — 20% off the first 3 months for […]
Accessible Web at the Small and Medium-Sized Business Accessibility Services event hosted by Accessibility.com
We had the pleasure of attending the Small and Medium-Sized Business Accessibility Services event hosted by Accessibility.com on May 1st. Our founder and CEO, Peter Jewett, had a great time presenting “Ramping up your web accessibility. 9 ways to advance your web accessibility with and without engaging a services company.” Watch his presentation below! Thank you to the team […]
New: Interactive historical data charts
Get to the bottom of web accessibility changes on your site. Previously, our trend charts in the Automated Scanning History page let you know changes occurred on your site. However, they did not make it easy to find out what contributed to those changes. That was until our new interactive trend charts. Now, our interactive […]
Celebrating Meagan Griffith’s Impact on Advancing Web Accessibility Through Groundbreaking Research
We are thrilled to share some fantastic news about one of our esteemed web accessibility specialists, Meagan Griffith. Meagan’s pioneering research paper, “Quantifying the Cost of Web Accessibility Barriers for Blind Users,” has been recognized in a significant way—it is included in the Final Regulatory Impact Analysis for the latest updates to the Americans with […]
The New ADA Title II Update & Its Broader Implications
At Accessible Web, we are committed to guiding and supporting our clients through the evolving landscape of digital accessibility. The latest amendment to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II, introduced on March 8, 2024, marks a significant advancement in our collective efforts to make digital content universally accessible. This update emphasizes the importance […]
The Billing Page has a new look
Last quarter, we made some changes to our subscription plans to account for all the new features we’ve been releasing. These changes came with a refreshed pricing and feature matrix on our site. However, our old billing page in RAMP was still heavily focused on scan volumes and lacked adequate feature comparison. RAMP has more […]
Introducing Site-Level Reporting
Reports are now available in RAMP! This highly requested feature allows users on Medium and Large plans to export meaningful accessibility progress metrics for their websites. Now, you can showcase your progress to stakeholders and the rest of your team with just a few clicks. Currently, reports consist of 3 sections: Overview – A snapshot […]
Changes to how RAMP discovers pages
We have made some exciting upgrades to how RAMP discovers the pages of your website. The following article outlines these changes, what you can expect, and how they benefit you. We are always trying to improve our system’s ability to find and report on accessibility issues. A crucial part of this is finding pages to […]
ADA Demand Letters: What are they? What Should I do If I Get One?
Introduction When Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), its goal was to ensure the ADA would adapt to the ever-evolving technology landscape. Since 1996, the Department of Justice has consistently asserted that the ADA extends its reach to encompass web content. When a website has been found to contain violations of the ADA, […]
What’s the difference between a VPAT® & an ACR? What about an accessibility statement & policy?
Our Accessibility Specialist team has received some questions from our clients lately asking about the difference between a VPAT® and an ACR, as well as the difference between an accessibility statement and an accessibility policy. I’ll discuss the differences between these terms in this post. VPAT® (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) A VPAT® is a specific […]