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The Beginners Guide To VPAT Compliance

Are you a beginner to VPAT compliance? Read on to find out how to move from the beginner to the master, and learn how to get your VPAT compliance today.

Last updated on October 23, 2021

accessiBe opens new headquarters in New York City with plans to more than double in size

We’re excited to expand our mission of making the entire web accessible to people with disabilities by 2025 overseas - and where’s a better place to start that than the original city of dreamers?

Shir

Why Your Medical Practice Website Must Be Accessible to Everyone

The recent rise in ADA web accessibility lawsuits targeting physicians makes this a top priority to address.

accessiBe acquires leading service company and platform Routier

Routier’s co-founders Gal Bareket and Niv Penso, Israeli elite intelligence unit 8200 alums, have joined our family at the C-suite level to help us meet the increasing demand for innovative professional services and the development of new products.

Last updated on September 13, 2021

accessiBe Brings Web Accessibility to National TV

As accessiBe’s Chief Vision Officer, I couldn’t be prouder to announce that we just launched our national TV campaign which can be viewed on prime-time channels on the East and West coasts.

Last updated on September 1, 2021

Color Contrast: Why Being Compliant is Great for your Brand

Making websites accessible doesn’t have to be complex. There are some steps you can take to improve your website for those with limited or low vision. Making your text, colors, and other visuals as accessible as possible is a great place to start.

Last updated on February 18, 2024

Dyslexia Fonts - Helping the Web Read Better

Did you know there are dyslexia fonts available? In this article, learn everything you need to know about using dyslexic fonts to make your website more accessible.

Last updated on September 1, 2021

Accessible WordPress Themes: How Accessible Are They Really?

Every day, more than 500 new websites are created using WordPress. The content management system controls 60.8% of the internet publishing market, and 40% of all online websites were built using this tried and tested platform.

Last updated on December 24, 2023

Digital Accessibility and How Automation Can Help Make a Big Difference

Have you ever had to climb up a set of stairs with your knee hurting so bad you couldn’t fold your leg? Or have you ever tried to navigate through a living room full of kids’ toys with your eyes closed? Or better still, imagine having to negotiate your way through an unknown city without street signs with your car lights off?

Last updated on November 27, 2023

All You Need to Know About AODA Compliance For Websites

More than 6 million people with disabilities live in Canada, and more than 2 million are from Ontario alone. Currently, most of them can’t use websites just like everyone else. This is what the AODA comes to fix, and not complying can have costly consequences.

Last updated on July 23, 2024

Technology and web accessibility go hand in hand

Like many industries beforehand, it’s time for web accessibility to accept technological breakthrough

Last updated on September 21, 2023

Announcing accessiBe’s brand new dashboard for customers and partners!

With new features and updated designs, our new dashboard organizes and streamlines everything you need to add websites, customize the solution, onboard clients, and more!

Web accessibility is about experience, opportunity, and inclusion. Not just coding.

I want to discuss this whole concept of “accessibility” and what makes it happen. Can accessibility only be accomplished and maintained through coding? Is coding even a real part of the definition of accessibility? I believe the answer to these questions is no.

Last updated on December 7, 2023

accessiBe announces $28 Million Series A funding completion following remarkable performance in 2020

We just announced the completion of our Series A round of funding to a total of $28 million, getting us closer to our goal of making the entire Internet accessible!

Shir

Michael Hingson: Why I joined the mission of making the entire Internet accessible

Why I joined accessiBe, where are we going to, and what does being a Chief Vision Officer at accessiBe mean?

Announcing the all-new accessiBe 3.0!

accessiBe 3.0 has just arrived, and this is one of the most exciting product updates of 2020!

Last updated on September 1, 2021

Agencies in awe when clients face web accessibility lawsuits

Anxious clients are pressing their agencies for solutions, as web accessibility lawsuits make national headlines. High profile cases against Domino’s, Winn-Dixie and even Beyoncé Knowles are prompting everyone from global brands to small local businesses to ask, “what about me?”

Businesses of all sizes face legal risk due to raising web accessibility lawsuits

From global brands to small local businesses, everyone with a website feels the looming threat of web accessibility lawsuits. According to an analysis by Seyfarth Shaw, more than 11,000 ADA Title III lawsuits were filed in federal courts in 2019, a 400% increase compared to just six years earlier.