No, Google PageSpeed Insights (PSI) does not directly tell you if your website is ADA compliant. While PSI offers valuable insights into website performance and accessibility, it focuses on technical aspects that contribute to accessibility, not legal compliance with ADA regulations.
Here’s a breakdown:
- Focus of Google PageSpeed Insights: PSI audits your website’s code and identifies potential accessibility issues. These issues might include missing alternative text for images, insufficient color contrast, or lack of keyboard navigation options. By addressing these technical aspects, you can improve the user experience for people with disabilities.
- ADA Compliance: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. It includes specific guidelines for website accessibility, ensuring people with disabilities can access and use information and services. Meeting these legal requirements goes beyond technical aspects and might involve providing alternative ways to access content, such as transcripts for videos or keyboard shortcuts for navigation.
Here are some resources for checking ADA compliance:
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG): This is a set of internationally recognized guidelines for making web content accessible to people with disabilities. You can use tools like WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool (WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool) to test your website against WCAG.
- ADA Website Accessibility Initiative: The Department of Justice provides resources on ADA website accessibility compliance: (https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-issues-web-accessibility-guidance-under-americans-disabilities-act)
While PSI can’t guarantee ADA compliance, it’s a valuable tool for identifying technical accessibility issues that can be addressed to make your website more inclusive.
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