ADA Compliance

Adherence to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a 1990 US civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in public accommodations, employment, transportation, telecommunications, and government services. ADA compliance encompasses physical accessibility standards (such as ramps, accessible restrooms, and elevator requirements) as well as effective communication requirements that increasingly extend to digital accessibility. While the ADA itself does not specify technical standards for websites, the Department of Justice has affirmed that web content of covered entities must be accessible, and courts have increasingly referenced WCAG as the benchmark for digital ADA compliance.