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Law Firms ADA Compliance Guide 2026

Understand the ADA and WCAG 2.1 AA expectations that apply to law firms sites, plus the most common issues we find in scans.

Industry-specific ADA requirements

  • Contact and intake forms must be accessible
  • Practice area pages should use proper headings
  • PDF resources must be accessible

Common accessibility issues

  • Form placeholders used as labels
  • Low contrast text over hero images
  • Heading structure skipped
  • PDFs without tags

Lawsuit risk

Current lawsuit exposure for this industry is considered medium. Businesses in higher-risk categories should prioritize audits and remediation to reduce ADA complaints.

Compliance checklist

  • Add persistent labels to all forms
  • Improve contrast on hero content
  • Use semantic headings for practice areas
  • Offer accessible PDF versions
  • Provide skip links to main content

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