Moving Toward ADA Website Compliance

Creating an accessible website is about more than compliance. It’s about removing unnecessary barriers, serving people with disabilities with respect, and building a business that reflects care, responsibility, and professionalism.

This course is designed for small business owners who want clear, practical guidance on website accessibility without overwhelm, legal jargon, or fear-based tactics. Instead of trying to turn you into a lawyer or accessibility specialist, this training focuses on reasonable, good-faith improvements that make your website more usable, more inclusive, and more defensible.

You’ll learn how people with visual, auditory, motor, and cognitive disabilities actually experience websites, and how small, intentional changes can dramatically improve that experience. Along the way, you’ll also discover that the same accessibility practices often improve usability, SEO, and overall site performance for everyone who visits your website.

In This Course, You’ll Learn How To:

• Understand the four primary disability categories and how they affect website use

• Improve accessibility for screen readers, keyboard navigation, captions, and transcripts

• Write effective alt text that communicates purpose, not decoration

• Structure pages with proper headings and logical content flow

• Improve color contrast, font readability, and layout clarity

• Make forms, buttons, and clickable elements easier to use

• Test your site for keyboard accessibility without technical complexity

• Create a clear, professional Accessibility Statement to demonstrate good-faith effort and reduce risk

• Use AI tools responsibly to speed up accessibility improvements while staying in control of your content

You’ll Also Receive:

• A printable ADA Website Accessibility Starter Checklist you can use page by page

• A copy-and-paste AI Prompt Library to help with alt text, captions, readability, and accessibility statements

• Clear guidance on what matters most, so you’re not guessing or overcorrecting

• A practical framework you can apply to any website platform

This Course Is For You If:

• ADA compliance feels confusing or intimidating

• You want to do the right thing without going “full monty”

• You value clarity, ethics, and usability over perfection

• You want to protect your business while better serving your audience

This course is not legal advice, and it does not promise perfection. What it does offer is clarity, confidence, and a realistic path forward. You’ll leave knowing exactly where to start, what to prioritize, and how to continue improving your website over time.

Accessibility is not about losing personality or creativity. It’s about making sure more people can actually experience what you’ve built.