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Why ADA Compliance in Your Site Build is Crucial
Enhancing SEO, Efficiency, and Inclusivity Through ADA Compliance
July 10, 2024
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Let’s go over 4 reasons why incorporating these standards into your site build is a vital step for any organization:
1. Enhances SEO performance
Developing a website compliant with ADA standards is crucial for enhancing SEO performance. Search engines like Google prioritize websites that are accessible to all users, including those with disabilities.By adhering to ADA standards, your website is more likely to rank higher in organic search results. This is because accessible websites often have better structure, clearer navigation, and more descriptive content, all of which contribute to improved SEO. Furthermore, in a competitive landscape where everyone is in a sprint for the top spots on the first page of search results, ensuring your site is ADA-compliant can give you a significant advantage.
2. Boosts Project Efficiency
Incorporating ADA compliance from the start is one of the best ways to streamline a project’s efficiency and identify issues early on. When these standards are a key part of the initial stages of design and development, it creates a roadmap that can guide the entire project. Simple issues are properly addressed up front and incorporated into the site’s DNA over the course of the build – a much better position to be in than scrambling to meet guidelines a week before launch.Early testing for compliance ensures that common components like headers, footers, and navigation menus are accessible, reducing the need for extensive revisions later & giving you the confidence that your site is being built the right way from the start. By planning your project with ADA compliance in mind from the jump, you’ll save time, resources, and help your site’s development process be smooth as butter.
3. Reduces Legal Risks
Non-compliance with ADA standards poses a significant legal risk. There’s always a possibility of receiving letters from lawyers targeting websites that fail to meet accessibility requirements, hoping to secure quick settlements.This type of attention to your site can result in lawsuits that may lead to unwanted legal battles and potential fines if your website is found to be non-compliant. In addition to financial repercussions, legal actions can damage your organization's reputation. Making sure that your website is ADA compliant not only protects your organization from such legal challenges and potential financial losses but also demonstrates your commitment to accessibility and inclusivity, which can enhance your brand's image and credibility.
4. Promotes inclusivity and accessibility
While achieving high SEO rankings and avoiding legal trouble are important, the most critical aspect of ADA compliance is promoting inclusivity. It opens the internet to people with disabilities, ensuring they have equal access to information, videos, and other online content.We often take for granted the wealth of information at our fingertips that the internet provides. Experiencing the web with a disability would make everyone advocate for strict adherence to ADA standards. Without ADA compliance, a significant portion of the population becomes isolated from the modern world.
The Bottom Line
Ensuring your website meets ADA standards is crucial for better SEO, efficient project planning, and legal safety. Most importantly, it promotes inclusivity by making sure everyone, including people with disabilities, can access online information equally. Prioritizing ADA compliance is a great step we can all take in shaping a fair and accessible internet for all.Latest Blogs

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