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ADA Site Compliances offers accessibility solution for free during COVID-19

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May 21, 2020

ADA Site Compliance, an online service that tests website for ADA compliance for free, is honoring Global Awareness Accessibility Day today by offering its proprietary accessibility solution for free during the global pandemic, according to a press release. The Accessibility ADApter helps protect businesses and public entities from lawsuits by offering an automated step towards legal compliance under the Americans with Disabilities Act. ADA Site Compliance is waiving the $799 annual fee for the Accessibility ADApter for those who acquire it before Aug. 31, 2020.

"Since COVID-19 began, we've experienced a sharp rise in the number of people asking us for help with online tasks that most people take for granted," Scott Rubenstein, ADA Site Compliance chief technology officer, said in the press release. "Right now, it's critical that we all step up and help as many people as possible." 

The accessibility features and benefits include:

• Navigation with keyboard.
• Animation blocker.
• Text enlargement.
• Color contrast adjustment.
• Highlighted content.
• Links and headings underlining.

Technology scans, artificial intelligence tools and overlays provide minimal compliance with the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, known as the WCAG. Human expert auditing is the only way to ensure that websites, mobile applications, PDFs and video content are ADA-compliant, fully accessible, and usable to all.

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