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Disabled people are underserved online. Most websites are not designed with accessibility in mind, which can make it difficult or impossible for people with disabilities to access and use them.
We have partnered with AccessiBe, the web’s accessibility experts, to harness the power of artifical intelligence (AI) and bring you an affordable and hassle-free automated solution to “Accessifi” your website, helping to make it accessible to everyone.
Find out more about AccessiBe’s accessWidget, the new standard in website accessibility and ADA compliance, right here, and lock-in your discounted license from Accessifi!
An accessible website is one that is designed and developed to provide equal access and opportunities to all individuals, regardless of their abilities. It incorporates accessibility features and guidelines to ensure that people with disabilities can use the website with assistive technologies such as screen readers, magnifiers, and voice recognition software.
Making your website accessible promotes inclusivity and equality, ensuring that all individuals, including those with disabilities, have the same opportunities to access and benefit from your website’s information and services. It also demonstrates your commitment to social responsibility and creates a positive brand image, which can lead to increased customer loyalty and engagement.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that businesses and organizations provide equal access and opportunities for individuals with disabilities. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA are widely accepted as the industry standard for website accessibility and can help businesses and organizations ensure compliance with ADA guidelines and avoid potential legal issues.
The steps to acheive and maintain an accessible web presence follow the same three stages. These stages apply whether your website is already live and established, or if you are starting a new website from the ground-up, even if it’s designed with accessibility in mind.
These steps may be carried out by experienced developers who specialize in website ADA compliance, and now they can also be performed by the AccessiBe AI-powered “accessWidget”.
The purpose of a website audit for ADA compliance is to identify any accessibility issues and provide recommendations for resolving them.
An ADA compliance audit typically involves a thorough evaluation of a website’s design, structure, functionality, and content, to identify any barriers that may prevent people with disabilities from accessing and using the website. This may include evaluating proper use of alt text for images, keyboard accessibility, color contrast, logical heading structure, and other web accessibility guidelines outlined in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
Remediation is the process of fixing or resolving accessibility issues identified during a website audit.
This typically involves making changes to the website’s design, structure, functionality, and content, to ensure that it conforms to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). This may include modifying HTML markup, adding alt text to images, improving keyboard accessibility, and enhancing color contrast.
The specific remediation steps will vary depending on the accessibility issues identified during the website audit.
Auditing and remediation are not one-time tasks. They are an ongoing process, as website content and function can change over time.
Accessibility guidelines are also subject to change in response to the advancing technology behind the websites and in the tools used by disabled people to access them.
Regular monitoring and maintenance are essential to ensure continued compliance with ADA requirements, and to maintain an inclusive web presence.
As website developers for almost 20 years we know first-hand how long it takes to manually audit and remediate a website for accessibility. Time is money and the costs to make a website accessible can add up quickly. Add in a scheduled maintenance agreement, and ADA compliance, though worthy, is a substantial investment.
We have partnered with AccessiBe to get your website significantly closer to full compliance at a much more affordable price. AccessiBe have developed the web’s leading accessibility overlay application, “accessWidget”, which is designed to perform the accessibility “Audit”, “Remediate”, and “Maintain” steps to ADA compliance, automatically using AI and machine-learning.
AccessWidget removes the most prevalent barriers to website accessibility, and continually audits the website to ensure the compliance achieved, is compliance maintained as your website grows and evolves.
We continue to provide manual solutions to our clients who prefer human intervention, but we strongly believe accessWidget gives our clients a much more cost effective path towards an ADA compliant website that is accessible to all users.
Last updated: May 22, 2023
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are a legally binding agreement between you and Accessifi LLC (“our”, “we”, “us”, or “Accessifi”).
By accessing or using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms.
If you do not agree to be bound by the provisions of these Terms or if you do not have the legal authority to accept them on behalf of the entity you represent, you may not use or access our services.
These Terms apply to all users of the Services, as follows (each of which shall be referred to as “user” or “you”):
Accessifi LLC is delivering, in good faith, access to services provided by AccessiBe via a partner relationship we have with AccessiBe.
The partnership agreement entitles us to make limited discounts to the price you pay to license the AccessiBe accessWidget, when ordering directly though us. Discounts are calculated by a percentage reduction to AccessiBe’s retail price which is wholly controlled by AccessiBe. AccessiBe have the sole right to update their retail pricing and licensing terms, over which we have absolutely no control. Your price will be fixed for term period of your license. It is possible that accessiBe could adjust the pricing at the time of your license renewal. It is entirely out of our realm of influence. AccessiBe may also change our pricing flexibility in the future, which may affect the offer we can present to you.
AccessiBe have sole control over the design, functionality, code, and availability of the accessWidget. Accessifi cannot be held responsible for any actions taken by AccessiBe that may impact the accessWidget in any way.
Accessifi offer an accessWidget installation service for those who request our assistance with the accessWidget installation. We are experienced developers who have performed many installations of the accessWidget. You agree to hold us harmless in the event of a problem during installation that can be shown to be caused by existing issues on your website, or concurrent activity on your website that is not being performed by us.
Any changes to the terms of service set by AccessiBe are solely the responsibility of AccessiBe. You agree to hold harmless Accessifi, should AccessiBe change their terms of service in any way that you find disagreeable.
Accessifi will fulfill our responsibility to contact AccessiBe, per the terms of their litigation support package, in the event you are subject to a website accessibility lawsuit while you have an active accessWidget license purchased through us. You agree to hold Accessifi LLC harmless in the event that a website accessibility lawsuit against you is successful, or if you choose to settle with any plaintiff involved in that lawsuit.
Accessifi strongly believe the accessiBe accessWidget is a viable solution to website accessibility and website ADA compliance issues. However we are not responsible for any damages resulting from your use of any software or services owned and administered by AccessiBe.
Accessifi can provide manual website accessibility remediation services if requested. We are experienced website developers and we will provide our best efforts to fix specific accessibility problems, agreed between you and us prior to beginning any manual remediation services. You agree to hold harmless Accessifi LLC in the event you are subject to a legal accessibility complaint or any other damages concerning specifically the issues Accessifi LLC agreed to work on. We are committed to further remediating any of these issues on your website.
When you purchase an accessWidget license through Accessifi, you are required to remunerate Accessifi, the full amount agreed between you and Accessifi, within 7 days of the date noted on the invoice.
The accessWidget license becomes active at the time of Accessifi generating the invoice.
Invoices will be sent by email, along with a separate follow-up email confirming that the invoice was received. Accessifi LLC are not responsible for non-receipt of the invoice, the invoice email, or the follow-up email.
If the 7 day period from the invoice date passes without full remuneration Accessifi reserves the right to terminate your accessWidget license agreement without repercussion from you. We have to do this to ensure that the cancellation is completed with the refund period set by AccessiBe. In the event that AccessiBe charges Accessifi a pro-rated license fee for the time the accessWidget license was active before cancellation, you are responsible for remunerating Accessifi to cover that pro-rated charge. You will be notified of that charge via a separate invoice from Accessifi, send via email.
We will provide you with a secure payment link, operated by the well-established online payment solution provider, Stripe. If you cannot for any reason make your payment online, you may suggest another means of payment in writing (email) before the invoice is generated. You may use the alternative method if both you and we agree in writing. If you do not agree to remunerate Accessifi online via the secure payment page from Stripe, nor the agreed upon alternative payment method, you may not purchase a license from us.
Licenses are only refundable and cancellable within 7 days of the original invoice creation date, noted on the invoice. After 7 days from the date of the original invoice the license fees are non-cancellable, and non-refundable.
By purchasing your accessWidget through Accessifi, you agree not to edit the accessWidget installation code without our written (email) consent. Doing so could affect the performance and effectiveness of the accessWidget. Any unauthorized changes is a violation of the discounted license pricing agreement between you and Accessifi. Any changes to the “AccessiBe” callout and link (the “mark”) at the bottom of the accessWidget UI is a violation of the discounted pricing agreement between you and Accessifi. Refusal to reinstate the AccessiBe mark on the accessWidget UI will invalidate the discount agreement with immediate effect at which time the license pricing will switch to the retail price set by AccessiBe.
We recommend that you read the following section titled “AccessiBe Terms of Service”.
We, like you, are beholden to AccessiBe’s Terms of Service for using their AccessWidget, and any and all other related services that AccessiBe provide, including the website auditing service “AccessFlow”. AccessiBe are solely responsible for the AccessWidget, the license pricing policy, and any other services that they provide. We strongly recommend that you, as our client, read their terms of service. To find their terms of service, please follow these steps:
1: Click on this link to visit the AccessiBe website: https://accessibe.com/a/a2i3kaw
2: Scroll to the very bottom of the target page that results from clicking on the link in step 1.
3: At the bottom of the page on the AccessiBe website, click on the link “Terms of Service”.