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70. What You Need to Know About Website Accessibility and ADA Compliance
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I recently had a listener share a story about someone they knew who faced a lawsuit due to their website not meeting ADA compliance standards. It quickly reminded me of how crucial it is for all business owners to ensure their websites are accessible to everyone.
This listener story is why I’ll be breaking down exactly what ADA compliance is and practical tips on how to make your website accessible. While achieving 100% ADA compliance may be a challenge, every step you take toward accessibility makes your content more inclusive and helps you reach a wider audience.
Add this to the long list of things we must be aware of as teacher sellers, right? Be sure to check the links below to learn the official ADA guidelines, how to check your website for compliance, and more.
01:56 - What is ADA compliance and why is it so important?
04:42 - How you can check to see if your website meets ADA compliance requirements
08:07 - Two reasons why you need to be using a text alternative for all of your images
11:34 - Avoiding automatic media play on your website
Resources:
- Website Compliance Checkers: accessibilitychecker.org and accessibe.com
- Official guidelines on what your website needs to be compliant
- Color contrast checker
- How to turn on auto alt-text on RankMath for Wordpress
- Follow me on Instagram @kristendoyle.co
- Join my private Facebook community: Savvy Teacher Sellers
- More resources for growing your TPT business
- Rate & review The Savvy Teacher Seller on Apple Podcasts
Show Notes: https://kristendoyle.co/episode70
Check out my Everything Page at https://kristendoyle.co/everything
113 episodes
Manage episode 380742000 series 3364060
Send us a text! (Your number stays private)
I recently had a listener share a story about someone they knew who faced a lawsuit due to their website not meeting ADA compliance standards. It quickly reminded me of how crucial it is for all business owners to ensure their websites are accessible to everyone.
This listener story is why I’ll be breaking down exactly what ADA compliance is and practical tips on how to make your website accessible. While achieving 100% ADA compliance may be a challenge, every step you take toward accessibility makes your content more inclusive and helps you reach a wider audience.
Add this to the long list of things we must be aware of as teacher sellers, right? Be sure to check the links below to learn the official ADA guidelines, how to check your website for compliance, and more.
01:56 - What is ADA compliance and why is it so important?
04:42 - How you can check to see if your website meets ADA compliance requirements
08:07 - Two reasons why you need to be using a text alternative for all of your images
11:34 - Avoiding automatic media play on your website
Resources:
- Website Compliance Checkers: accessibilitychecker.org and accessibe.com
- Official guidelines on what your website needs to be compliant
- Color contrast checker
- How to turn on auto alt-text on RankMath for Wordpress
- Follow me on Instagram @kristendoyle.co
- Join my private Facebook community: Savvy Teacher Sellers
- More resources for growing your TPT business
- Rate & review The Savvy Teacher Seller on Apple Podcasts
Show Notes: https://kristendoyle.co/episode70
Check out my Everything Page at https://kristendoyle.co/everything
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