ADA Compliance

What is the ADA?

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) derives its authority from federal civil rights law, and it includes guidelines requiring information to be made available to all members of the public, regardless of their sensory disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act is supervised and enforced by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ).

A set of standards for accessible design was released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in September 2010. The standards require that all electronic and information technologies be accessible to people with disabilities.

The ADA covers many rights for people with disabilities, but here we are referring only to regulations regarding document accessibility. It should be noted that none of the information provided here constitutes legal advice. Get legal advice if you are unsure about anything related to the ADA.

Title II: State and local governments

All local and state governments are required to comply with the ADA’s Title II: State and Local Governments. In Title II, all activities of State and local governments are covered, regardless of their size or the amount of Federal funding they receive.

Title III: Public accommodations

The Americans with Disabilities Act contains accessibility laws governing private and non-profit organizations under Title III: Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities. All commercial and public entities with “places of public accommodation”, such as the internet, are subject to the standards.

PDF Remediation for ADA compliance

Meeting ADA requirements can be an overwhelming task for someone assigned the task of “making a document accessible”. Each document presents its own set of challenges. It is important to have specialized training in designing and working with PDF documents to perform PDF remediation. We are here to help.

Do your documents meet ADA guidelines?

Ensure that your organization meets all legal accessibility requirements. Achieving ADA compliance and creating ADA-compliant PDFs can be a challenging task. In the event of non-compliance, there can be legal consequences.

We can help you avoid costly accessibility penalties by complying with WCAG, ADA & 508 standards.

The documentA11Y team has provided services to nearly all the sectors that require ADA compliance, and thousands of documents, including PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, Excel spreadsheets, and EPubs, have been re-formatted into compliance.