01-12 - 01-19 FREE for Members! ADA Website Accessibility: What You Need to Know

FREE for Members!

ADA and Website Accessibility: What You Need to Know

Tuesday, 01/12/21 & Tuesday, 01/19/21

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 noon

All registrants will receive the Zoom Meeting Link

two days Prior to the training session

Please join our two-part webinar to learn more about how you can ensure your websites are accessible to everyone. All participates will receive a free automated risk assessment to determine if their organization’s website meets ADA accessibility standards.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are relying on digital services for everyday activities including shopping, remote work, education, healthcare, and banking and people with disabilities need these services more than ever before.  As a result, lawsuits are increasing significantly as many courts agree that website accessibility is the law under the Americans with Disability ACT (ADA).  Additionally, the Online Accessibility Act was introduced in the U.S. Congress in October of this year that will require all private and public consumer-facing websites to be in conformance/compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA. 

Part I:

1. Setting the Stage: " What is Website Accessibility"
2. A Brief Review of the Americans with Disabilities Act
3. A Changing Workforce
4. Barriers to Accessibility 
5. Current Legislation and Lessons from Recent Cases
6. Q&A

Part II:  

1. Introduction to Web Accessibility
2. Who defines what is accessible? 
3. Is My Website Accessible?
4. The Steps of an Accessibility Audit
5. Everyday Accessibility Aids
6. Common Issues for Web Accessibility
7. Accessibility in Social Media
8. PDF Accessibility
9. Q&A

Facilitator: Kim Greenfield Alfonso, MBA, is a cofounder and Chief Executive Officer of Results One LLC, a training and IT minority and women-owned business.  Results One LLC is committed to working with nonprofits, corporations, state and local governments to create a work environment that embraces diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. Kim brings over 30 years of experience and knowledge in working with public, private, state, and local governments in the Washington, DC Region. Most recently, Kim served as the Chief Operating Officer at Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind. Kim obtained both a Bachelor’s in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management. A strong proponent of the disability community, she was selected as one of the “Women Who Mean Business” by the Washington Business Journal in 2014 and received the Mayor’s Washington Women of Excellence Award in Leadership in 2015.