Compliance Checklist

ADA Website Lawsuit Prevention Checklist

A practical checklist for reducing ADA website lawsuit exposure through WCAG-focused governance, release controls, and remediation prioritization.

Audience

Legal, operations, and digital delivery teams

Focus

ADA risk reduction and defensible accessibility process

Format

Action checklist and implementation summary

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Structured prevention summary

Policy and ownership controls

Assign a named accessibility owner with authority over release readiness.
Define WCAG 2.2 AA as the minimum standard for all customer-facing experiences.
Publish and maintain an accessibility statement with current contact channels.

Design and development controls

Use semantic HTML, visible focus states, and keyboard-safe interaction patterns by default.
Block releases with unresolved critical accessibility defects.
Document reusable accessible component patterns to avoid repeating known defects.

Testing and evidence controls

Run automated and manual assistive technology checks before major releases.
Track issues by severity with owner, due date, and verification status.
Retain remediation evidence to support procurement and legal due diligence.

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