Disability Rights Advocate Joshua Basile Calls for Increased Accessibility From Business Websites, Recognizing ADA's 33rd Anniversary
“Lawyers more so than anyone have an ethical obligation, in my opinion, to make sure that their websites are accessible so that they create equal opportunities for their customers and the best experiences possible,” said Josh Basile, a disability rights advocate and trial attorney who is also paralyzed below his shoulders. “Every lawyer should make it their own mission to make sure their website is accessible so that their clients that they serve and that they’re trying to give the best advocacy to, have the opportunity to fill out their forms on the websites, know what all their services are, being able to have a picture on that website, and making sure there’s alt text on it so that they know what it’s all about.”