Kris Rivenburgh explains why it's a worst practice (both for web accessibility and ADA compliance) to create an alternative or separate accessible version of your website.  

Beyond the Title III violation and basic rights aspects, practically maintaining two different websites is costly and ultimately creates even more problems for both the end user and website owner.  

Watch Part II of this video where I discuss the certification of the "Accessibility Portal":  

https://youtu.be/2sgW5OD4QMg 

From ADA.gov:  

Sec. 12182. Prohibition of discrimination by public accommodations  

(b)(1)(A)(iii) Separate Benefit  

It shall be discriminatory to provide an individual or class of individuals, on the basis of a disability or disabilities of such individual or class, directly, or through contractual, licensing, or other arrangements with a good, service, facility, privilege, advantage, or accommodation that is different or separate from that provided to other individuals, unless such action is necessary to provide the individual or class of individuals with a good, service, facility, privilege, advantage, or accommodation, or other opportunity that is as effective as that provided to others.  

Reference:  

https://www.ada.gov/law-and-regs/ada/... 

#AccessibleVersion #SeparateWebsite #ADAWebsiteCompliance

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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Transcript

https://adabook.com/separate-web-accessible-version-website/