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The ADA Book
By Kris RivenburghBusiness
The ADA Book episodes
- ADA Website Compliance Checklist
Kris covers his ADA Website Compliance Checklist for 2023. The two best practices are 1) WCAG 2.1 AA conformance and 2) publishing an accessibility statement. However, you can strategically approach making your website accessible so that you significantly lower risk of a lawsuit as you work on your website.
#ADAWebsiteCompliance #ADAWebsiteChecklist #ADAComplianceKris designed the ADA Compliance Program as a done-for-you (DFY) service for website owners. The ADA Compliance Program audits and remediates your website for $4,999 (for most websites). Find out more at https://accessible.org.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.Kris created the WCAG Course so that you can learn about website accessibility and train your digital team. The WCAG Course comes with video lessons, full explanations, code examples, and an Excel spreadsheet.Start the WCAG Course now at https://WCAGCourse.com.Kris created Audits 101 so that you can learn how to audit a website against the WCAG 2.1 AA technical standards. Learn how to conduct an accessibility audit at https://Audits101.com.Connect with Kris directly on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/adabookhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/krisrivenburgh
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/ada-website-compliance-checklist/6 min - ADA Website Compliance for Restaurants
Kris covers ADA Website Compliance specifically for restaurants in 2023. Beyond WCAG conformance and an accessibility statement, restaurants especially need to focus in on third-party integrations like reservation and online ordering apps as well as the accessibility of their menus.
As a website owner, you are ultimately responsible for your website. Even if you use third-party apps (e.g., Resy, OpenTable, PopMenu, DoorDash, GrubHub, Uber Eats, etc.), you are responsible for the accessibility of your website.#ADAWebsiteCompliance #ADAComplianceForRestaurants #RestaurantsADAComplianceKris designed the ADA Compliance Program as a done-for-you (DFY) service for website owners. The ADA Compliance Program audits and remediates your website for $4,999 (for most websites). Find out more at https://accessible.org.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.Kris created the WCAG Course so that you can learn about website accessibility and train your digital team. The WCAG Course comes with video lessons, full explanations, code examples, and an Excel spreadsheet.Start the WCAG Course now at https://WCAGCourse.com.Kris created Audits 101 so that you can learn how to audit a website against the WCAG 2.1 AA technical standards. Learn how to conduct an accessibility audit at https://Audits101.com.Connect with Kris directly on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/adabookhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/krisrivenburgh
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/ada-website-compliance-restaurants/
8 min - Plaintiffs Law Firms: The Hill Law Firm (Michelle E. Hill, Esq.) - ADA Website Lawsuits
The Hill Law Firm is one of the newer law firms in ADA website accessibility litigation. The plaintiff represented in this complaint is Cassandra Wilson.
In this video, Kris Rivenburgh reads through some of the website accessibility claims made in a complaint filed by Michelle E. Hill in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles.Kris's ADA Compliance Course contains step-by-step instructions on how to find (audit) and fix (remediate) the most commonly claimed accessibility issues by plaintiffs' lawyers (including Michelle E. Hill).The course is specifically designed as an SOP (step-by-step instructions) for website owners to give to their web team. You can buy the course now at:https://ADACompliance.net#TheHillLawFirm #ADAWebsiteLawsuit #ADAWebsiteComplianceCalifornia
Kris designed the ADA Compliance Program as a done-for-you (DFY) service for website owners. The ADA Compliance Program audits and remediates your website for $4,999 (for most websites). Find out more at https://accessible.org.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.Kris created the WCAG Course so that you can learn about website accessibility and train your digital team. The WCAG Course comes with video lessons, full explanations, code examples, and an Excel spreadsheet.Start the WCAG Course now at https://WCAGCourse.com.Kris created Audits 101 so that you can learn how to audit a website against the WCAG 2.1 AA technical standards. Learn how to conduct an accessibility audit at https://Audits101.com.Connect with Kris directly on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/adabookhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/krisrivenburgh
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/hill-law-firm-ada-website/
9 min - ADA Website Compliance Training
Kris Rivenburgh explains why the ADA Compliance Course is the best training for ADA website compliance. The ADA Compliance Course is specifically designed for website owners to prevent ADA website lawsuits and demand letters by training their web teams on the most commonly claimed accessibility issues in litigation.
The ADA Compliance is an SOP or step-by-step instructions that website owners can give to their web teams and train them on how to find and fix accessibility issues that give rise to litigation.
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:20 Buyer Objectives (the buyer the Course is designed for)
1:30 Video Explanations are provided for each lesson
2:31 Creator Objectives (what Kris wanted from the Course)
5:18 How are Objectives Accomplished (how Course prevents lawsuits)
5:40 Who is Course Designed for (who is going through the Course)
6:44 About the 15 Lessons (on material accessibility)
8:37 Accessibility issues are from complaints filed by plaintiffs law firms
9:51 Course Features (for each lesson)
11:27 Course Supplements (checklists, spreadsheets, resources, support)
13:10 Lessons Derived from accessibility claims named in complaints
13:33 Course Designed to take action as you go through lessons
15:18 Kris Rivenburgh created the course
16:01 Kris Wrote the book on ADA compliance for websites
16:28 Buy Course at ADACompliance.net
#ADAWebsiteComplianceTraining #ADAWebsiteTraining #ADAComplianceTraining
Kris designed the ADA Compliance Program as a done-for-you (DFY) service for website owners. The ADA Compliance Program audits and remediates your website for $4,999 (for most websites). Find out more at https://accessible.org.
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.
Kris created the WCAG Course so that you can learn about website accessibility and train your digital team. The WCAG Course comes with video lessons, full explanations, code examples, and an Excel spreadsheet.
Start the WCAG Course now at https://WCAGCourse.com.
Kris created Audits 101 so that you can learn how to audit a website against the WCAG 2.1 AA technical standards. Learn how to conduct an accessibility audit at https://Audits101.com.
Connect with Kris directly on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/adabook
https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisrivenburgh
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/ada-website-compliance-training/
17 min - Ironically, Overlay Widgets Don't Use AI for Website Accessibility (Despite Claiming "AI" for Years)
Kris points out that claims of cutting edge technology and AI from overlay widget vendors are ridiculous. Using real artificial intelligence to audit and remediate websites for accessibility does not and will not involve the installation of a clunky widget.
True artificial intelligence will be able to determine accessibility issues (beyond those that can be found using an automated scan) by evaluating code and content. Leveraging AI in accessibility will mean finding more accessibility issues and potentially fixing those issues without the need for a human; the AI would do this autonomously.#AIAccessibility #AIWebsiteAccessibility #AIWebAccessibilityKris designed the ADA Compliance Program as a done-for-you (DFY) service for website owners. The ADA Compliance Program audits and remediates your website for $4,999 (for most websites). Find out more at https://accessible.org.
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.
Kris created the WCAG Course so that you can learn about website accessibility and train your digital team. The WCAG Course comes with video lessons, full explanations, code examples, and an Excel spreadsheet.
Start the WCAG Course now at https://WCAGCourse.com.
Kris created Audits 101 so that you can learn how to audit a website against the WCAG 2.1 AA technical standards. Learn how to conduct an accessibility audit at https://Audits101.com.
Connect with Kris directly on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/adabook
https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisrivenburgh
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/overlay-widgets-ai-website-accessibility/
5 min - Are VPATs® for Websites?
Kris Rivenburgh explains why a VPAT® is not intended to be used for websites, generally. However, if the website is part of a product or service - or it is the product or service, then using a VPAT or Voluntary Product Accessibility Template to create the ACR or Accessibility Conformance Report for the website is appropriate.
VPAT Information:https://www.section508.gov/sell/vpat/https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/vpat
#VPAT #ACR #VoluntaryProductAccessibilityTemplate
Kris designed the ADA Compliance Program as a done-for-you (DFY) service for website owners. The ADA Compliance Program audits and remediates your website for $4,999 (for most websites). Find out more at https://accessible.org.
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.
Kris created Audits 101 so that you can learn how to audit a website against the WCAG 2.1 AA technical standards. Learn how to conduct an accessibility audit at https://Audits101.com.
Connect with Kris directly on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/adabook
https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisrivenburgh
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/vpats-for-websites/
9 min - Plaintiffs Law Firms: Block & Leviton + NYE, Stirling, Hale, Miller & Sweet - ADA Website Lawsuits
Block & Leviton LLP and NYE, Stirling, Hale, Miller & Sweet LLP are fairly active law firms in ADA website accessibility litigation. The plaintiff in the complaint in the video is Arnold Vargas.
In this video, Kris Rivenburgh reads through some of the website accessibility claims made in a complaint filed by Jason M. Leviton, Benjamin J. Sweet, and Jonathan Miller in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1st Circuit).Kris's ADA Compliance Course contains step-by-step instructions on how to find (audit) and fix (remediate) the most commonly claimed accessibility issues by plaintiffs' lawyers (including Block & Leviton LLP).The course is specifically designed as an SOP (step-by-step instructions) for website owners to give to their web team. You can buy the course now at:https://ADACompliance.net#BlockLevitan #ADAWebsiteLawsuit #ADAWebsiteClaimsKris designed the ADA Compliance Program as a done-for-you (DFY) service for website owners. The ADA Compliance Program audits and remediates your website for $4,999 (for most websites). Find out more at https://accessible.org.
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.
Kris created Audits 101 so that you can learn how to audit a website against the WCAG 2.1 AA technical standards. Learn how to conduct an accessibility audit at https://Audits101.com.
Connect with Kris directly on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/adabook
https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisrivenburgh
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/block-leviton-ada-website-lawsuits/
9 min - Small Business Owner New to ADA Website Compliance Asks Kris Questions
Kris's friend David joins show and asks questions about ADA Website Compliance as a small business owner (in California) who had never heard that you could be sued over website accessibility. David asks Kris about ADA compliance testers, web designer services, how much work goes into an audit, the ADA Compliance Course, prices, and Accessible.org website accessibility services.
Timestamps (Linked to YouTube):0:00 Introduction1:10: Why would someone's website need to be ADA compliant? what happens if it's not and what is ADA website compliance?3:24: Is someone purposely going through websites to sue them?4:29: Will my website designer automatically make my website ADA compliant?6:28: How do I make my website ADA compliant? What is the cost?9:38: How much work are accessibility companies actually doing for an audit?11:26: What does your ADA Compliance Course do vs. hiring a company?14:26: I'm not tech savvy, can I hand your course over to my web designer?16:15: How much does your course cost?17:49: If my web designer works through your course, will this save me thousands of dollars and make my website ADA compliant?19:50: Why is the ADA Compliance Course so cheap?24:28: Are you available for consulting and other services?29:26: Can I get better service through Accessible vs. the big companies?31:28: The advantage of dealing with a small business38:01: Can you handle everything from A to Z?#SmallBusinessOwner #ADAWebsiteCompliance #ADAComplianceKris 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 digital team.
Your team can get started in minutes at https://ADACompliance.net.
Kris also created the WCAG Course.
The WCAG Course explains the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (version 2.1 AA and version 2.2 AA) in practical, easy to understand language so your team can learn all of the different accessibility considerations.
You can sign up now at https://WCAGCourse.com.
Connect with Kris directly on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/adabook
https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisrivenburgh
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/small-business-owner-new-to-ada-website-compliance-asks-kris-questions/
40 min - Inside Litigation: Richard Hunt Answers FAQ on ADA Website Compliance Lawsuits
Kris interviews ADA defense attorney Richard Hunt on website accessibility litigation and asks Richard for responses to Reddit comments and questions on ADA compliance (subjects time stamped below). Richard Hunt is a Board Certified Civil Trial lawyer with 35+ years of trial experience in state and federal courts.
Richard has a national ADA and FHA consulting and defense practice representing real estate developers, retailers, restaurants, shopping centers, banks, apartment owners, governmental entities, and others.Timestamps (linked to YouTube video):0:00 Introduction1:52 What people are not understanding about website accessibility and litigation5:24 The latest in website accessibility litigation: Supreme Court grants certiorari on whether tester has standing to sue7:40 How will plaintiffs lawyers respond if testers don't have standing to sue9:42 The current level of litigation activity and what are the current settlement amounts11:02 How California, New York, Florida, and Pennsylvania compare in general settlement amounts12:07 Why it's so important to hire a defense attorney to represent you before responding to a demand letter or complaint14:13 Why do plaintiffs lawyers file class action lawsuits over website accessibility and how likely is a class action to result from a lawsuit15:48 Total cost of ADA website litigation18:07 Cost if you settle your case right away20:05 What happens if you ignore a demand letter or a complaint filed in court23:04 What are the usual non-money settlement terms required by plaintiffs law firms24:22 Is there any insurance that covers ADA website cases or website owners should look into26:15 How important is getting a clean result on automated accessibility scans28:27 Scans website owners should pay attention to29:48 Reddit questions and comments30:20 How likely is it that website accessibility lawsuits get thrown out (motions to dismiss)32:55 Does documenting accessibility efforts help your defense34:40 Is there a good plugin or tool for analyzing your website and bringing into ADA compliance38:04 A friend advised me to ignore the ADA website lawsuit41:02 How common is it for a business to be sued multiple times42:52 Do plaintiffs lawyers think overlay widgets make a website ADA compliant45:03 Can settling these cases set you up for more lawsuits48:10 Richard has tremendous insight into ADA website litigation49:49 Richard's contact informationWatch my first interview with Richard Hunt:Inside Litigation: ADA Defense Attorney Richard Hunt on Website Accessibility Lawsuits, SettlementsYou can email Richard at [email protected]. You can also find Richard online at:Law Firm Website: https://hunthuey.comBlog: https://accessdefense.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardmhunt#RichardHunt #ADADefenseAttorney #ADAWebsiteLawsuit
Kris designed theADA 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 digital team.Your team can get started in minutes at https://ADACompliance.net.
Kris also created the WCAG Course.
The WCAG Course explains the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (version 2.1 AA and version 2.2 AA) in practical, easy to understand language so your team can learn all of the different accessibility considerations.
You can sign up now at https://WCAGCourse.com.
Connect with Kris directly on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/adabook
https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisrivenburgh
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/inside-litigation-richard-hunt-answers-faq-on-ada-website-compliance-lawsuits/
51 min - ADA Website Compliance
Kris Rivenburgh explains ADA website compliance in practical terms. ADA
website compliance originates from ADA compliance or compliance withthe Americans with Disabilities Act which requires accessibility ofpublic accommodations generally.Because the ADA was signed into law in 1990, it doesn't contemplatemodern digital technology such as websites and mobile apps.The Department of Justice (DOJ) is the regulatory and enforcement agencybehind Title II and Title III of the ADA. The DOJ's unofficial stanceis ADA applies to websites. However, no official regulation has beenpublished the DOJ that explicitly sets out exactly how to make a websiteADA compliant.This stance has given rise to a cottage industry of litigation.Plaintiffs lawyers have literally filed over 10,000 complaints in stateand federal court concerning website accessibility. It's estimated thatover 100,000 demand letters have been sent to website owners includingsmall businesses and large corporations. Because litigation isexpensive, most cases settle.The two best practices for making a website ADA compliant are 1) WCAGconformance and 2) conspicuously publishing an accessibility statement.To prevent lawsuits, website owners must find and fix the accessibilityissues that plaintiffs lawyers look for and claim in litigation.Sellers of website accessibility products and services aren't alignedwith this and thus their offerings fall short in meeting the immediateneeds of their clients and customers.This is why Kris created the ADA Compliance Course.The ADA Compliance Course is training for your web team that helpswebsite owners strategically find and fix the accessibility issues thatare most commonly claimed in litigation.#ADAWebsiteCompliance #ADACompliance #ADACompliantKris 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.
Kris also created the WCAG Course.
The WCAG Course explains the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (version 2.1 AA and version 2.2 AA) in practical, easy to understand language so your team can learn all of the different accessibility considerations.
You can sign up now at https://WCAGCourse.com.
Connect with Kris directly on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/adabook
https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisrivenburgh
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/ada-website-compliance/
9 min
About The ADA Book
From the publisher's feed
Plain English discussion on website accessibility and ADA compliance. An attorney walks you through best practices for ADA compliance and how to make your website, mobile app, or other digital asset accessible to people with disabilities. You'll also learn about the current legal landscape surrounding digital accessibility and the technical standards relied upon, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
Kris Rivenburgh is the host and author of The ADA Book, the definitive book on ADA compliance for digital assets. Kris is also an attorney and the founder of Accessible.org.