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Small Business ADA Website Compliance: Where to Start

You don’t need an enterprise budget to dramatically reduce risk. Work in priority order — the highest-impact fixes are also the cheapest.

Step 1: Scan and triage

Run an automated accessibility scan to find the structural issues — missing alt text, unlabeled forms, no page language. These are the signals serial filers look for, and most are quick HTML edits.

Step 2: Fix the money paths

Prioritize the pages where customers act: contact, booking, and checkout. Make those keyboard-operable and properly labeled first.

Step 3: Document and monitor

Publish an accessibility statement and re-scan whenever you change the site. Accessibility isn’t one-and-done — new content reintroduces issues, so ongoing monitoring keeps you covered.

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The WCAG 2.1 AA Checklist for Small BusinessesADA Website Lawsuits, ExplainedHow to Write Alt Text (With Examples)Color Contrast Requirements (WCAG 1.4.3)How to Build Accessible FormsKeyboard Navigation & Focus