5 Mistakes to Avoid When Making Your Credit Union Website ADA Compliant
Web accessibility continues to be a growing problem as more consumers flock to their computers and mobile devices to shop and perform other tasks. Because so many people depend on online banking to check account balances and complete financial transactions, banks and credit unions have become easy targets for litigators who search for websites that don’t meet guidelines established by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The likelihood that your bank website isn’t ADA compliant is quite probable. In 2020, WebAIM discovered that 98.1% of website home pages failed WCAG 2.0 conformance. Here are the five most common errors detected that you must avoid when designing your bank website.
How to Design Your Credit Union Website for ADA Compliance
In October, Rep. Ted Budd and Rep. J. Luis Correa introduce the Online Accessibility Act (H.R. 8478) in Congress. The bill requires businesses, including financial institutions, to meet Level A and Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 to be ADA compliant. You can prevent your bank website from web accessibility litigation by using an ADA-compliant theme to build your website and ensuring your content follows WCAG 2.0 guidelines.
Staying on Top of the Latest Web Accessibility Standards
With technology constantly changing the way consumers do business, web accessibility standards must keep up. You can maintain an ADA-compliant bank website by keeping abreast of changes to federal ADA law and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
How to Prioritize Credit Union Website Accessibility Issues
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) offers a comprehensive checklist to guarantee your bank website is accessible. In this article, we simplify those recommendations by organizing them into high-, medium-, and low-priority fixes.
Regulatory Compliance and Your Credit Union Website: Part Two, Web Design and Development
Last week, we discussed how your web hosting provider can ensure your bank or credit union website is compliant with federal examiners. In the conclusion of the series, we’ll look at the regulatory requirements affected by the design of your website.
The Benefits of Accessible Credit Union Website Design for Visually Impaired Users
More than 7.5 million Americans had a vision disability in 2018. The Bureau’s Americans with Disabilities Report found that the visually impaired had a median income of $35,167 in 2014. Americans with disabilities have more than $200 billion in discretionary spending, according to the National Organization on Disability. With these statistics in mind, your bank website needs to be ADA compliant. In addition to avoiding an ADA lawsuit, being accessible to visually impaired customers is good public relations, boosts your SEO, and increases your customer base.
