Kris Rivenburgh explains the difference between Section 508 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act for private entities as it relates to compliance for website accessibility.  Section 508 applies to vendors that contract with federal agencies and  may include websites / web content involved in the procurement process.

Section 504 applies to recipients of federal assistance / aid / funding.  Examples of entities that fall under 504 include universities or  colleges, educational institutions, private or public schools, nursing  homes, hospitals, and mental health centers.

WCAG 2.0 AA is the current standard under the law for website accessiblity.

Sources:

https://www.epa.gov/accessibility/what-section-508

https://www.section508.gov/blog/do-section-508-accessibility-standards-apply-to-mywebsite

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/.

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Kris offers accessibility services including WCAG 2.1 AA manual audits and remediation at https://accessible.org.

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