Video Example Digital ADA

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Narrator: Welcome to an important update on digital ADA compliance and what it means for your organization.

Visual description: Policies and Procedures, Compliance and Policy Management cartoon animation 4k video. Banner in the upper right corner reads 'Digital ADA Compliance'.

Narrator: The Americans with disabilities act or ADA has been around for decades, but its scope is rapidly evolving.

Visual description: Graphic animation website designers brainstorm with new ideas in layout design application and website wireframe for smartphone and digital tablet, UI and UX concept. Banner in the upper right corner reads 'Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)'.

Narrator: The Americans with disabilities Act was passed in 1990 to ensure equal access to physical spaces like ramps and elevators.

Visual description: A man in a wheelchair going up an accessibility ramp. Banners in the upper right corner read 'ADA passed in 1990' and ‘Equal access to physical spaces’.

Narrator: But today, the front door of your institution is digital. This means your online presence is held to the same standards.

Visual description: electronic commerce , video animation

Narrator: A significant clarification was made recently that impacts nearly all public serving organizations.

Visual description: Judge's hand with wooden judge gavel, Focus on judge gavel. Slow motion footage.

Narrator: In April 2024, the Department of Justice clarified that ADA requirements now strictly apply to digital services.

Visual description: Statue of Themis with scale. Background with clear sky and clouds moving at a rapid speed

Narrator: This includes websites, mobile apps, and online documents, making digital accessibility a legal mandate.

Visual description: Mobile Apps Wall Zoom Out

Narrator: Compliance isn't optional. It requires meeting a specific technical standard to ensure usability for all.

Visual description: Scrolling Code Programming

Narrator: To be compliant, all digital content must meet the WCAG 2.1 level AA technical standard.

Visual description: Digital Hacker Program Coding Cyber Screen Futuristic Hacking Codes Loop Background

Narrator: This ensures that people using screen readers, captions or keyboard navigation have equal access.

Visual description: A man with a visual impairment wears sunglasses and headphones while working on a computer; the screen displays an accessibility waveform and the text.

Narrator: The clock is ticking, and compliance deadlines are fast approaching based on your organization size.

Visual description: Fast Office Clock 24hr Looping Shot

Narrator: For universities, school districts and local government serving over 50,000 people.

Visual description: A group of graduates in robes go to the university, rear view

Narrator: The compliance deadline is April 24th, 2026.

Visual description: A wide shot of a busy city square with pedestrians in motion in front of a historic clock tower building. A prominent red banner in the upper right corner reads 'Deadline: April 24, 2026'.

Narrator: Smaller jurisdictions have until 2027, but the shift is here and preparation should start now.

Visual description: Asian young woman teacher with disability boy age 10 year-old learning a computer in a primary school classroom.

Narrator: This regulatory shift is a monumental change, requiring immediate action and commitment.

Visual description: A diverse group of coworkers, including a woman using a wheelchair, engaged in a collaborative business meeting in a modern office setting. The slide title 'The Final Takeaway' is overlaid in the corner.

Narrator: Digital accessibility is now treated exactly like physical accessibility. There's no longer a distinction in the eyes of the law.

Visual description: A man, special needs employee, using a digital tablet in a professional setting. Overlaid text banners read 'Digital Accessibility is Equal' and 'Like physical accessibility'.

Narrator: It is time to make your online environment usable for everyone. Prioritize digital accessibility today.

Visual description: Disability, startup meeting and business people with digital marketing, collaboration and teamwork for workplace inclusion. Above of website design employees and manager woman in wheelchair at table

Visual description: The AI Workflow Studio logo, featuring a blue book icon with green circuit lines forming a brain, followed by the website URL aiworkflowstudio.org

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