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SheliaH (Indiana)
Posts: 6,964
Posted:
Federal officials have issued guidance on how the Americans with Disabilities Act applies online (first time in nearly 20 years). I don't know how this might impact HOA websites, but if you have people with vision issues for example, it might. Here's the information from the Justice Department:

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-issues-web-accessibility-guidance-under-americans-disabilities-act

And here's another article suggesting things you might check for to ensure your website is accessible -

https://siteimprove.com/en-us/accessibility/ada-compliance-website/

If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it. Marcus Aurelius
CathyA3 (Ohio)
Posts: 6,299
Posted:
Very interesting, and I bet most association websites are not compliant. We actually went backwards: our previous website was compliant, our current one is not.

When we discuss reasonable accommodations around here, this never comes up. I'm somewhat surprised because in some states such as Florida, COAs (?) over a certain size are required to have community websites, and COAs can attract older residents who may visual or auditory issues.

https://www.floridacondoattorneys.com/what-is-my-florida-condo-association-required-to-post-on-its-website/
LetA (Nevada)
Posts: 2,679
Posted:
Wouldn't ADA accessibility be incumbent upon the user? There are many free or for a fee software packages that convert text to speech for the enduser.
And for those with different vision issues one can always set their text on the browser to a different height.
CathyA3 (Ohio)
Posts: 6,299
Posted:
It's both. Depending on how old the website is, even new browser extensions or other tools may not be enough to make the website usable.

I thought the second link in Sheila's post was especially helpful since it focuses on the various features that affect accessibility.
AugustinD
Posts: 3,698
Posted:
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Posted By LetA on 03/22/2022 2:02 PM
Wouldn't ADA accessibility be incumbent upon the user?
To avoid a fair housing complaint based on disability (which relies on ADA law to a large extent), I think whether the HOA/COA has to do anything depends on the cost of making changes to the web site. Some of the changes required do argue for a simple, high contrast, text site only, with neither images nor videos.

Regarding specific changes, I think this site may be the most helpful: https://beta.ada.gov/web-guidance/

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