The most immediate legal consequence is that you can lose your federal contract outright – but the damage can extend far beyond losing business.
Your organization also risks opening itself up to reputation-damaging and expensive lawsuits from individuals who can’t access or understand your digital content.
Finally, by not following the accessibility standards set out in Section 508, you’re failing to serve an entire segment of the market. That decision can directly hurt your business if people with disabilities make up a significant portion of your customers – and with 26% of Americans living with some type of disability today, that can really impact your bottom line.
It’s clear that making sure that your websites are accessible to everyone is both the ethical thing to do and a smart business decision.