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At Allyada, advancing ADA-compliant website accessibility isn’t just our job, it’s our passion. Just like the clients we serve and the consumers they reach, our stories are shaped as much by personal experience as by professional drive. By providing engaging content that centers legal insights, thought leadership, and media updates, we strive to shape the current conversation around website accessibility issues.
Why Alt Text Matters and How Accessibility Is Actually Measured
Picture a customer shopping online for a winter coat. A sighted shopper can see that it is charcoal gray, knee-length, double-breasted, and belted at the waist. A customer using a screen reader, on the other hand, reaches the same product image and may hear something like: “IMG_4872-final-new.jpg.”
A Story That Says More Than the Statistics Do
A low-vision user recently told us she spent forty minutes trying to pay her grandfather’s parking ticket online because he isn’t tech-savvy enough to use the internet. Forty minutes. For a parking ticket. The site technically existed. The form was technically there. But the “submit” button at the bottom wasn’t actually a button in the code: it was a div styled to look like one, and her screen reader had no idea it was clickable. She eventually had to ask a sighted friend to complete the payment for her.
2025 Roundup: Web Accessibility Trends and Insights
In 2025 we audited 9,752 websites last year across healthcare, education, government, and e-commerce. What we found was quite uncomfortable.
WCAG AAA: What It Is, Who Has It, and Who Actually Needs It
If you’re running a business or you’re running the website for a business and the term “WCAG AAA compliance” doesn’t mean anything to you yet, it’s time to change that.
The Cost of an Inaccessible Website: Legal Risks, Lost Users, and Missed Revenue
Money, money, money. As a business owner, you recognize the unassailable truth that money in minus money out is the only equation that matters. It is the driver of every detail about your business, including what your website looks like and how it functions. And, in the fast-paced e-commerce environment, how your website functions is all about hits, clicks, and conversions.
Accessibility Review for May - August of 2025
At AllyADA, it isn’t just our mission to boost accessibility through best-in-class digital audits; it’s also our mission to generate real-time statistics about the state of digital accessibility across the full spectrum of e-commerce.
How to Audit Digital Accessibility Without Knowing How to Code
Want to improve your website’s digital accessibility profile, but feel fully intimidated by the prospect of where to begin? Feel overwhelmed by the belief that only a tech bro well-versed in the language of coding can drive real accessibility results? You can breathe easy now!
Red Flags in Cheap Accessibility Audits
Not all digital accessibility audits are created equal. In fact, like any other product or service available in the online market, the quality of these audits ranges from entirely sub-par (total waste of your money!) to best-in-class (an audit and a smart business investment!). But how do you know which is which?
What Makes a Good Accessibility Statement?
Don’t know what a website accessibility statement is? This likely means that you don’t rely on accessibility efforts and assistive technology to navigate the online world. But for anyone in the business of running an online business, you not only need to know what these statements are, but also how to build a good one.
Are Overlays the “Easier” Path to Accessibility?
In short, no. Digital accessibility overlays (aka add-ons or widgets) often promise more than they deliver, and they bring along a whole lot of baggage in the process. Overlays offer a cheaper, quick-fix approach to digital accessibility that doesn’t solve the problem, protect your business, grow your consumer base, or generally get the job done. Let’s take a look.
10 Reasons Your Website Might Be the Next ADA Lawsuit Target
Yes, we know- your website will never be the target of an ADA lawsuit because you’ve always had good luck and your great Aunt Linda cast a protective spell over your business on the day you incorporated. BUT…let’s take a look at the top ten things that put other online businesses (wink, wink) in the bullseye for costly but completely avoidable lawsuits.
WCAG 3.0 Is Coming: What It Means and How to Prepare in 2025
If you’re operating an online business in 2025, then you’re undoubtedly aware of the global Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and how they relate to business obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). (If you’re not, we invite you to peruse our blog library for informative content!) A new version of the WCAG, version 3.0, is on the horizon and having a solid grasp on how this changes the digital accessibility landscape is critical. We’ll explain why WCAG 3.0 matters, how it differs from the current version, and what you should do now to prepare.