Ignite Quad Cities - Open Coffee

Description

ADA Compliance for Your Website – What You Need to Know!
 
ADA compliance on websites has become a legal issue that is being tried more often, which can be seen by the number of suits filed within the last few years.

There are many benefits of a compliant website. Most notably, avoiding potential lawsuits, but also, it’s the right thing to do. By having an accessible website, you can show that your company is committed to diversifying and helping others by doing things the right way.

What you will learn:
1. What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
2. Who does the ADA apply to?
3. Lessons from recent lawsuits
4. Benefits of a compliant website
5. How is website compliance measured?
6. The new standard: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
7. Synopsis: EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
8. Synopsis: Website security

About our Speaker:

Don Farber, Chief Strategist at TAG
https://tagteam.agency/

Ignite Quad Cities Open Coffee meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 8 - 9:00 AM.

This is a casual gathering of entrepreneurs and early stage businesses sharing challenges and best practices to validate and grow their businesses.

Ignite Quad Cities is an initiative of the Quad Cities Chamber that assists startups and advances the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the Quad Cities region.

Thank you to our Ignite Quad Cities Annual Sponsors:

Cole M. DeBlaey - Bozeman, Neighbour, Patton & Noe, LLP
Lisa Elgin - IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union
Bill Karben - Carpentier, Mitchell, Goddard & Co., LLC
Kevin M. Linn - Modern Woodmen of America