Making Websites That Work for Everyone

Think of the ADA as the "why" and WCAG as the "how." The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities, including digital spaces. WCAG is the technical standard that defines what an accessible website actually looks like.

Simply put, it isn't fully accessible. That means there will be people who may not be able to use your site the way it was intended.

WCAG 2.1 Level AA is increasingly the standard businesses and organizations are expected to meet, and for good reason. The gaps aren't always obvious from the outside, but they're felt by the people who encounter them every day. WCAG helps to make websites genuinely usable for the widest possible audience.

If you're not sure where your site currently stands, book a free zero-obligation consultation and we'll help you evaluate things. If we think you could benefit from Ready Sites services, we will recommend the best path forward.

This is one of the most common misconceptions about accessibility that we encounter at Ready Sites!

The WCAG standards govern things like color contrast, navigation structure, and how content is organized, but they don't dictate your visual style.

An accessible site can still be be bold, colorful, creative, and completely unique to your brand. Good accessible design is just good design. It simply means more people can get the chance to experience it.

A little of both. A site with built-in accessibility from the ground up requires far less ongoing attention than one that's been patched after the fact.

That said, websites naturally change over time. New content gets added, pages get updated, things evolve. And any new additions to your site should meet the same standard as everything else. But not to worry! Our monthly site maintenance package is designed to make sure nothing slips through the cracks as your site grows.