Why I Don’t Say “ADA compliant”
There is currently no technical standard for an “ADA compliant” website, so I test and build sites for WCAG conformance instead.
Website Accessibility
Elevage Digital articles on website accessibility and ADA-compliant website best practices.
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Virginia Title II Entities Not Ready for DOJ Accessibility Regulations – Good Thing They Got a 1 Year Extension!
As of April 2026, most Title II localities in Virginia with over 50,000 residents have significant accessibility failures on their website homepage.
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Fix Divi A11y Plugin Version 1.4 Released
Version 1.4 includes extensive updates to the navigation menus. Additionally, version 1.4 has been tested with the official public release of Divi5 (v5.0.1).
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Divi5 Semantic Elements Still Have a Way To Go to Improve Accessibility and WCAG Conformance
While the new Divi5 Semantic Elements feature is a good first step towards making Divi websites more accessible, the initial release solves very few use cases.
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Avoid the Costly Mistake of Ignoring Website Accessibility in 2026
For small businesses and nonprofits, the cost of lawsuits and lost revenue far outweighs the cost of proactively investing in digital accessibility.
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Hiding Divi Icons From Screen Readers
Helpful Links Transcript Do you want to know one of my biggest pet peeves with Divi websites? It’s probably not what you think. Hi, I’m Renee from Elevage Digital, web developer and accessibility specialist. Today, I’m going to show you how to hide decorative icons from being announced by screen readers. This will help improve…
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WTF: WCAG Technique Failure – Span Tags as Links
The Divi theme’s Back to Top element fails multiple WCAG criteria for using a SPAN tag as a link without providing support for assistive technology users.
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Fix Divi A11y Plugin Version 1.3 Released
Version 1.3 includes updates to the options for focus indictor styling, code structure for accordion titles and keyboard support for the Back to Top link.