AccessiBe or UserWay - Which Overlay Widget is Better for Website Accessibility / ADA Compliance?

[@adabook]

Overlays are not a subject for debate. This has been settled empirically and objectively. See overlayfactsheet.com, overlaysdontwork.com, and overlayfalseclaims.com. Any comments that sympathize with overlays are likely to be compensated, directly or indirectly, by overlay sellers. I have not deleted any user comments on this channel to date and I don't plan to do so (unless the comment is spam, malicious, etc.) so you may read comments that sympathize with overlays. For further research, I recommend Haben Girma's overlay review video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGKVi2SJpZKoarc

[@gmailtammandre]

You can't compare it with a gold watch because, for a user, only the experience matters; they don't care about the actual code behind it, while someone buying a watch wants a watch made of gold. I'm a developer myself, and obviously, writing clean code is a top priority. However, when I'm taking over someone else's project, it doesn't make sense to change thousands of lines of code when there's a plugin that automatically rewrites or adds user-friendly code as an overlay. For a website visitor, it doesn't matter if it's an overlay code or a change in the actual code. I'm not saying these plugins will make your site ADA-compliant, BUT it does change the user experience in a positive way. I can't stress this enough, for a visitor it does not matter how the image alt tag is added (in an actual code or using an overlay) as long as accessibility tools can read out those alt tags. So to sum this up, both plugins will improve user experience, but the website code itself won't be technically ADA compliant. If you care about user experience then get the plugins, if you want a compliant website then get a developer and spend thousands of dollars :)

[@adabook]

Absolutely not. overlayfactsheet.com. overlaysdontwork.com.

[@nworafairley4888]

So where do we get a real accessibility interfaces from?

[@adabook]

Hi Nwora, Thanks very much for your comment. There isn't an automated or instant means of making a website accessible. The only way to make your website accessible is through actual code and content remediation.

[@nworafairley4888]

@@adabook ahhh so site builders need to incorporate those things in their platform? I have been reading about the necessary things to do such at tags, labeling, links working, etc.

[@adabook]

@@nworafairley4888 To address accessibility, independent websites will usually need at least a developer and content manager making changes (it's impractical for the web developer to take care of everything). When it comes to website builder platform accessibility (e.g., Godaddy, Wix, Shopify, SquareSpace), this video explains what to look for: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2jamoqsm9BrrK8.

[@nworafairley4888]

@@adabook I appreciate the info.

[@JordyBoothy]

Good stuff, thanks!

[@adabook]

You're very welcome, Jordy. Thanks for commenting.

[@fania2k4]

Thank you.

[@adabook]

You're welcome, Rafael.