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App Corp
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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act are the primary US legal frameworks governing digital accessibility. Title III of the ADA requires places of public accommodation — which courts have increasingly interpreted to include websites and mobile applications — to be accessible to individuals with disabilities. Section 508 imposes specific technical standards on federal agencies and their contractors, requiring compliance with WCAG 2.0 Level AA as a minimum (and effectively WCAG 2.1 Level AA in practice). For US companies, ADA compliance is not optional — lawsuits for inaccessible websites have increased dramatically, with over 4,000 digital accessibility lawsuits filed annually.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act are the primary US legal frameworks governing digital accessibility. Title III of the ADA requires places of public accommodation — which courts have increasingly interpreted to include websites and mobile applications — to be accessible to individuals with disabilities. Section 508 imposes specific technical standards on federal agencies and their contractors, requiring compliance with WCAG 2.0 Level AA as a minimum (and effectively WCAG 2.1 Level AA in practice). For US companies, ADA compliance is not optional — lawsuits for inaccessible websites have increased dramatically, with over 4,000 digital accessibility lawsuits filed annually.
Auxiliary aids and services must be provided to ensure communication with people with disabilities is as effective as communication with others — including screen reader compatibility and captioning.
Information and data must be available in formats accessible to people with visual and hearing impairments, including accessible PDFs, text alternatives, and sign language interpretation where necessary.
Software must be tested for compatibility with screen readers, speech recognition software, screen magnifiers, and alternative input devices used by people with disabilities.
Federal contractors must ensure that all ICT products and services acquired meet accessibility standards, including software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms and custom-developed applications.
For US clients, we treat ADA and Section 508 compliance as inseparable from WCAG conformance — the technical path to legal compliance runs through the accessibility standards we already implement. We conduct accessibility audits against both WCAG 2.1 Level AA and the Section 508 ICT standards, identify gaps where federal requirements exceed standard WCAG conformance, and remediate accordingly. Our VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) documentation process ensures that organisations procuring our platforms can complete their own Section 508 compliance assessments efficiently.
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We have shipped 200+ projects for clients across fintech, healthtech, SaaS, and enterprise — many requiring multi-framework compliance.