Stand out and provide exceptional assistance to your members with our included website accessibility platform.
Consequences of having an inaccessible website
Ignoring your website accessibility not only hurts your ability to assist your members, but can result in unwanted legal battles and further expenses to your cooperative.
Risks of Hosting Inaccessible Websites Include:
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Members and or organizations who have an assistive need can file a Web Accessibility Lawsuit against your cooperative’s website any time.
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These lawsuits typically range from $3,000 - $30,000 per individual case, and this does not include additional court and legal fees.
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The penalty for not meeting accessibility standards can range from $50k to $100k.
Protect your pockets and show you care about your members needs by maintaining a WCAG 2.1 AA compliant website.
Accessibility Statements are provided for all CWB members inside the included assistive toolkit, so you can prove compliance at any time.
Acessibility Compliance
Cobb EMC showcases the advantage of the Co-op Web Builder included Accessibility Solutions.
All Co-op Web Builder sites have AI code automation and Accessibility Toolkits, to allow our members to have the best assistive experience possible. The AI code automation feature runs daily to ensure all code and content on www.cobbemc.com is WCAG 2.1 AA compliant, even as content is added (or changed) their accessibility stays in-tact 24/7/365.
We recently scanned Cobb EMC with the accessiBe Access Scanner, so you can see their results displayed in the image on the right. Immediately, we can confirm their website scores Compliant with WCAG 2.1 level AA results, which is the recommended level electric cooperative websites need to achieve or else your website is not considered accessible.
Make sure your website scores a compliant rating and meets the WCAG 2.1 AA level today. Use Access Scanner, which is a free service, to download a detailed report of your own website's accessibility status.
Don't take your web designers or hosting companies word for it, scan your site yourself and see what needs to be fixed to get you up to compliance now, before it's too late.
Co-op Web Builder provides tools to easily maintain Secure, Fast, Accessible Websites.
If you have any questions about accessibility or need help ensuring your website rating, please contact us at any time.
