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Legal Requirements You Need To Know

• Accessibility is a legal requirement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 that provides comprehensive civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities in employment, state and local government services, public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications.
• The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is a guidebook that explains how accessible websites should look and operate for people with disabilities. 
• Section 508 refers to part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. It is a set of rules for government entities and any organization that receives federal funding and states that they must build and maintain all information and communications technology so that they are accessible to people with disabilities.
• The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) is an Ontario law that outlines standards through which organizations must become more accessible to people with disabilities.
• The Unruh Civil Rights Act (California Civil Code Section 51) protects people with disabilities from discrimination by most business establishments, including housing and public establishments.
• The New York City Human Rights Law (NYHRA) has enacted state-level and city-level anti-discrimination legislation to protect people with disabilities from discrimination at work, home, and public spaces.