WCAG Audits and Accessibility Testing in Ashdod, Israel

IS 5568 audits against WCAG 2.0 AA, with the evidence an Israeli claim cannot argue with.

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What Ashdod actually requires

Ashdod is one of the eighteen Israeli cities past 100,000 people, and its municipality runs one of the busier public websites in the South district. That site answers to Regulation 35 like any other. So does yours. IS 5568 adopts WCAG 2.0 AA, and Regulation 35 has required accessible websites since October 2017, with existing sites given until October 2020. Both dates are behind us. This is not a deadline to plan around.

The part that does the enforcing is the remedy. Statutory damages reach ₪50,000 and a claim does not have to show anybody was harmed, only that the site fails. That clause is why Israeli accessibility claims move faster than most people expect, and it applies in Ashdod exactly as it applies anywhere else in the country.

So here is what we do about it. We work your Ashdod site against all 55 WCAG 2.2 A and AA rules by hand, then a professional blind screen-reader user runs your real journeys while we record where they stop. WCAG 2.2 covers everything 2.0 asks for and a good deal more, so the report answers IS 5568 and leaves you margin. Every finding arrives with its screenshot and the fix that closes it.

The rules in force in Ashdod

Israel: IS 5568

Standard: WCAG 2.0 AA (via IS 5568)
Where it stands: In force since Oct 2017
Who it binds: Public and private sectors
Reaches sellers based abroad: Not by itself
What non-compliance costs: Statutory damages to ₪50,000, no proof of harm needed

Statutory damages ceiling: ₪50,000
Proof required from plaintiff: No harm
WCAG via IS 5568: 2.0 AA
Regulations take effect: 2017

The Israel IS 5568 dates, 3 of them

2013Accessibility regulations for internet services made
Oct 2017Regulations take effect for new, medium, and large businesses
Oct 2020Full application: pre-existing and small businesses now covered

Read the full Israel IS 5568 page

What we test, and how, in Ashdod

Start with the honest part. The audit is the same in Ashdod as it is anywhere, because WCAG does not change at a border. What changes is which law is watching and what it costs to fail, and the section above settles that.

The work itself runs in three passes. A machine finds the failures a machine can prove. A human works every one of the 55 A and AA rules by hand. Then a professional blind screen-reader user opens your real journeys and tries to finish them, the way your customers would. Every finding arrives with its screenshot and the fix that closes it, drawn from our free library of 432 guides.

None of the reference sits behind a form, either. Every number below counts pages you can go and read right now, free, whether you ever buy an audit or not.

A and AA rules we check: 55
Techniques and failures: 432
ACT test rules: 90
ARIA roles documented: 94
Terms in the glossary: 131
Checklists to work from: 9

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The honest limit

And an audit is evidence, not a legal opinion. We tell you what fails, who it stops, and what closes it. Whether that satisfies a regulator or a court in Ashdod is a question for your lawyer, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise.

What owners in Ashdod want to know first

Is accessibility testing in Ashdod different from anywhere else?

No. WCAG is the same standard everywhere, so the testing is identical wherever you are. What changes is which law is watching and what failing it costs, and that is what the law section on this page settles.

Who sets the rules for a website in Ashdod?

Israel IS 5568 is the one that reach Ashdod first, and each has its own page here covering what it asks for, who it lands on, and how it gets enforced. Sell into more than one market and more than one of them can reach you at the same time.

Does Ashdod expect a published accessibility statement?

At least one of the laws that reaches Ashdod names an accessibility statement, so plan on publishing one. Our free generator writes it from what the audit found, so the page says what actually works today rather than what you hope works.

How much is an audit, and when does the report land?

A Rapid Audit is $499 for 10 pages, with the report in 5 business days. A Standard Audit is $1,499 for 25 pages in 10 business days. Once your team has fixed things, the re-audit is half price within 3 months.

Is a real screen-reader user involved, or just software?

Yes, on every audit. A professional blind screen-reader user opens your real journeys and tries to finish them, and we write down where they stop. That is the pass no scanner can run.

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