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Accessibility Services

Accessibility Services

Accessibility is a right, not a privilege

How Admen Meets Accessibility Standards

Admen will evaluate your site page-by-page to ensure every accessibility requirement is met and that all visitors can experience your site in its entirety. You can feel confident that your website is accessible, as well as engaging for all viewers.

Our web designers and developers understand that fully accessible websites must adhere to four principles, known as POUR:

  1. Perceivable - The page elements must be detectable to everyone, which means that the information can be accessed through a variety of senses and site visitors have options for consuming the content./li>
  2. Operable - All users are able to navigate the website regardless of disability, and can do so at their own pace.
  3. Understandable - Users can comprehend the site content since content is written at the appropriate reading level and text language is clearly identified.
  4. Robust - The content must be accessible on all types of devices and be compatible with assistive technology.
1 in 4 US adults live with a disability

The team at Admen is highly qualified to evaluate your site for accessibility compliance. Admen’s web designers and developers possess:

  • A clear understanding of accessibility requirements
  • Expert knowledge about how people with disabilities use the internet
  • The design and technical expertise necessary to both analyze your website’s compliance and make the appropriate adjustments.

But Admen goes further than merely complying with government mandates. We design your website with forward compatibility, so that it will maintain functionality as browsers continue to evolve.

Design Evaluations

Admen understands that website design must cater to all users’ needs in terms of its organization and ease of navigation. We ensure that User Experience (UX) is evaluated for all audiences so that site visitors will not be frustrated by your layout and web structure.

User Experience (UX)

Web Content Audit

Our team will review and assess all written content, images, and other media files on your site to confirm that it meets current standards. All users should be able to comprehend your content, complete online forms, and easily make purchases.

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How Website Accessibility Can Improve Your Website

  • Increased navigation capacity
  • Alternative text for images and video
  • Descriptive page titles
  • Closed captioning and subtitles
  • Language attributes to assist with reader comprehension
  • Logical structure and keyboard navigation
  • Ease of use for screen readers
  • Aids those with vision impairment or color-blindness
  • No blinking effects that could trigger seizures
  • Elimination of time limits for completing an action
  • Variable speed playback on audio or video
  • Accessible web forms
  • Unobtrusive javascript
  • Modifications made to PDFs
508 Compliance

508 Compliance

Section 508, an amendment made to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, stipulates that all electronic and IT products and services offered by federal agencies are accessible (easy to use) for people with disabilities. Government and non-government entities that contract with federal agencies are also held to this standard.

Compliance with Section 508 is determined by testing - carried out using both automated and manual methods. Automated testing uses software, and it does have its advantages. It can rapidly scan high volumes of content and generate reports that can alert your company to potential issues before they become problems. But automated testing isn’t infallible. It has trouble understanding context and can’t always access content that is either hidden behind a firewall or password-protected.

Web Content Accessibility Guideline (WCAG 2.0)

Web Content Accessibility Guideline (WCAG 2.0)

We ensure that your website complies with WCAG guidelines, making your content accessible to users with disabilities. This includes meeting accessibility requirements including text size, color, closed captioning, volume control, and other recommendations made to support those who are visually or hearing impaired.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

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What is 508 compliance?

The Rehabilitation Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1973, prohibited federal programs and agencies from discriminating against people with disabilities who are either employed by those agencies or seek employment there. Section 508, passed in 1986, added language that specifically required all electronically available information provided by the federal government to be accessible to people with disabilities. Section 508, as originally passed, was largely ineffective, as it was difficult to enforce.

In 1998, Congress added revisions to Section 508, and in 2018, it was refreshed once again to reflect standards used by governmental agencies around the world. Based on those revised standards, federal websites should make internet content easy to perceive, navigate, and understand for people with disabilities. Websites should also keep pace with developments and advancements in accessibility, such as when improvements are made to assistive technology.

Who needs to be 508 compliant?

The law applies only to U.S. federal agencies and entities that deal with them. This includes any website that contracts with a federal agency or that receive funding from one. State and local governments are not bound by these rules, but many opt to use the standards as guidelines.

Why should my business be 508 compliant?

You may not be required by law to be 508 compliant, but there’s a clear incentive to follow the standards. More than a quarter of all adults living in the U.S. are living with a disability. Can you afford to ignore them? If you make it difficult for a portion of your customers to use your website, you may be turning away sales and contributing to ill will among a section of the population. Adhering to 508 standards is an ethical and smart business practice.

How do people with disabilities use the internet?

People with disabilities often use assistive technologies like screen readers, alternate keyboards or switches, screen magnifiers, voice recognition, Braille readers, or sound notifications. They also rely on companies to modify their websites to make the content easier to read, navigate, and understand.

What are the legal consequences for non-compliant sites?

The penalties for non-compliance can be costly for your business. If you receive federal funding, those funds may be revoked, and it’s possible you could lose your contract altogether.

You will also face fines - up to $55,000 for the first violation and double that amount for every subsequent violation. There’s also the risk of reputation damage and litigation.

It’s a worthwhile investment for all companies to serve every one of their website visitors, whether they’re required to do so by law or not. When you make your site easy to use and understand for all potential visitors, you’re likely to see more engagement, better visibility, improved rankings, increased site traffic, and more sales.

  • Increased navigation capacity
  • Alternate text for images and video
  • Descriptive page titles
  • Closed captioning and subtitles
  • Language attributes to assist with reader comprehension
  • Logical structure and keyboard navigation
  • Ease of use for screen readers
  • Aids those with vision impairment or color-blindness
  • No blinking effects that could trigger seizures
  • Elimination of time limits for completing an action
  • Variable speed playback on audio or video
  • Accessible web forms
  • Unobtrusive javascript
  • Modifications made to PDFs