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Academy.com Removes AccessiBe Overlay Widget From Its Website - Why Ditch the "#1 Web Accessibility Solution"?
Academy.com, a huge U.S. sporting goods retailer, had the AccessiBe overlay widget installed on its website in 2021.
They have since removed the claimed #1 "solution" for website accessibility. Why don't overlays work for website accessibility?
Accessibility legend Karl Groves has put in dozens of hours of work to make sure it's easy for the public to understand why overlays fail:
Kris designed the ADA Compliance Course (ACC) as instructions you can give your team to fix the most commonly claimed issues in ADA website lawsuits. The ACC is really an SOP for your web team. Your team can get started in minutes at https://ADACompliance.net/.
Watch Kris on YouTube @adabook:
https://youtube.com/@adabook
Connect with Kris directly on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/adabook
https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisrivenburgh
The ADA Compliance Course is available at https://ADACompliance.net.
Kris offers accessibility services including WCAG 2.1 AA manual audits and remediation at https://accessible.org.
Kris also wrote the book on ADA compliance for digital assets. You can find out more about The ADA Book at https://ADABook.com.
Transcript:
https://adabook.com/academy-removes-accessibe-widget-from-website/
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By Kris RivenburghAcademy.com, a huge U.S. sporting goods retailer, had the AccessiBe overlay widget installed on its website in 2021.
They have since removed the claimed #1 "solution" for website accessibility. Why don't overlays work for website accessibility?
Accessibility legend Karl Groves has put in dozens of hours of work to make sure it's easy for the public to understand why overlays fail:
Kris designed the ADA Compliance Course (ACC) as instructions you can give your team to fix the most commonly claimed issues in ADA website lawsuits. The ACC is really an SOP for your web team. Your team can get started in minutes at https://ADACompliance.net/.
Watch Kris on YouTube @adabook:
https://youtube.com/@adabook
Connect with Kris directly on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/adabook
https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisrivenburgh
The ADA Compliance Course is available at https://ADACompliance.net.
Kris offers accessibility services including WCAG 2.1 AA manual audits and remediation at https://accessible.org.
Kris also wrote the book on ADA compliance for digital assets. You can find out more about The ADA Book at https://ADABook.com.
Transcript:
https://adabook.com/academy-removes-accessibe-widget-from-website/