{"id":285,"date":"2019-10-04T14:37:40","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T14:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=285"},"modified":"2024-10-03T11:26:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T15:26:10","slug":"website-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/website-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Website Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The Americans with Disabilities Act (\u201cADA\u201d, sometimes \u201cAwDA\u201d) is a federal law passed in 1990 that aims to protect the rights of disabled people to ensure they are not discriminated against due to their disability. The focus of \u201cADA compliant\u201d websites has become a hot topic of discussion lately. You\u2019ve likely heard of the issue by now, but perhaps you\u2019re not entirely sure what it means for your practice. Is it really true that a few simple mistakes can land you in legal hot water?<\/p>\n<p>If you have a website through MDA-endorsed ProSites, then your website comes with ADA accessibility already built in. If your website is not hosted by ProSites, or if you have any questions about AwDA or would like more information regarding website design and digital marketing, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prosites.com\/MDA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ProSites<\/a> website or call 888-932-3644.<\/p>\n<h3>Other Resources<\/h3>\n<p>To assist both the members and the state associations with this issue, the American Dental Association has prepared the following documents :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Opens in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wuhcag.com\/wcag-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website Accessibility Checklist.<\/a>\u00a0A useful WCAG 2.0 checklist available from\u00a0<a title=\"Opens in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/wuhcag.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wuhcag.com<\/a>\u00a0to assist you when working through the guidelines.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/Portals\/pro\/ProDocuments\/Regulations\/Website%20Accessibility\/1%20%20Website%20Accessibility.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website Accessibility.<\/a>\u00a0A quick rundown, in a brief, executive summary-type format, of steps that members should consider in the short term to make their websites less susceptible to a claim.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/Portals\/pro\/ProDocuments\/Regulations\/Website%20Accessibility\/2%20%20Website%20Accessibility%20Claims%20-%20Strategies%20for%20Dentists.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website Accessibility Claims: Strategies for Dentists.<\/a>\u00a0A \u201cwhite paper\u201d type document that describes in greater detail strategies for members (and their attorneys) in case they receive a demand letter of the type described above. The paper also includes the actions that members might consider in order to make their websites more fully accessible to persons with disabilities in the long term.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Opens in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0.<\/a>\u00a0Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 covers a wide range of recommendations for making Web content more accessible. Following these guidelines will make content accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities, including blindness and low vision, deafness and hearing loss, learning disabilities, cognitive limitations, limited movement, speech disabilities, photosensitivity and combinations of these. Following these guidelines will also often make your Web content more usable to users in general.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/Portals\/pro\/ProDocuments\/Regulations\/Website%20Accessibility\/ADA%20Website%20Accessibility%20Webinar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ADA Website Accessibility Webinar<\/a>. Held on March 20, 2017, the first part of the ADA webinar included a general overview of the current accessibility environment, legal best practices (imagery, video, page titles, tables, content, color contrast) and resources. The second part of the webinar provided a detailed tutorial session for those dental societies who are a part of the ADA Branded Web Template community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have a site on the Branded Web Templates and you have questions about AwDA or you would like more information regarding the Branded Web Templates, please feel free to contact <a href=\"mailto:padenk@ada.org\">Kamilah Paden<\/a>\u00a0at 312.440.2821, or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:maddalonim@ada.org\">Mike Maddaloni<\/a>\u00a0at 312.440.4628.<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions about Americans with Disabilities Act, feel free to contact the ADA Legal Division at 800-621-8099, ext. 2499.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The Americans with Disabilities Act (\u201cADA\u201d, sometimes \u201cAwDA\u201d) is a federal law passed in 1990 that aims to protect the rights of disabled people to ensure they are not discriminated against due to their disability. 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