Compliance
What the Americans with Disabilities Act means for your digital properties.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination based on disability, and US courts have increasingly applied it to websites and mobile apps, not just physical spaces. There is no single official ADA technical standard for the web, so WCAG 2.1 AA is generally treated as the practical benchmark.
- Applies to businesses open to the public, not just government sites
- No single official web technical standard — WCAG AA is the practical target
- Digital-accessibility litigation has increased in recent years
- Relevant to any US-facing website, app or e-commerce store
