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ODW2351 – ADA Compliance – Is Your Website Lawsuit Proof? (From Physical Space to Cyberspace)
This course aims to describe the importance of making your website compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and offer resources to help you develop and maintain compliance through discussion of the Website Content Accessibility Guidelines.
Course Category: On-Demand Webinars
Course Level: Basic
CLE Credit: Substantive
CLE Hours: 0.75
Fees: $49 for Members and $70 for Non-members
Course Materials: Webinar recording and a PDF of the PowerPoint slides.
Description: This course will address some of the most critical issues pertinent to website ADA compliance as stipulated by Section 508 of the Americans with Disabilities Act. It is designed to help you understand the significance and effects of increased accessibility and its relationship to the ADA.
The rapid growth of the internet and data innovation make website accessibility an attractive area for those concerned about equal access for all, both for the purpose of accessibility for those with disabilities and for need of companies with a huge disposable income to tap into the niche market. The class provides you with the data, tools, and resources you as a website owner need to understand the importance of making your websites and other digital products compliant with the Website Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and to become compliant.
Course Objectives: This webinar will address WCAG guidelines and feature:
- ADA history and its evolution to cover digital products and websites
- The economic impact on ADA compliance: Why businesses should embrace WCAG.
- Website ADA compliance lawsuits.
- Targeted industries
- What does website accessibility even mean?
- Examples of digital accommodations
- WCAG 2.0 AA/2.1
- Pitfalls of automated auditing and plugin solutions
Course Year: 2023
Presenter Biography: Mishael Ondeiki is an author, business executive, and digital ADA compliance expert and advocate. He owns a software company that has developed several apps. His company also specializes in making websites ADA compliant. His passion for ADA compliance stems from his 12-year stint as a special education teacher, where he utilized assistive technology to meet the needs of students with disabilities. He has spoken at various events in California, Nevada, and Arizona on website ADA compliance and real estate.
After successfully completing this course a completion email will be sent stating that your certificate is now available. To view your certificate and transcript please visit nala.education. Click on the blue arrow in the top right and select transcript. From this menu, you can view or print certificates or your transcript.
Courses are priced for individual use and consumption and are not intended for rebroadcast and sharing.