TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- AudioEye,
Inc. (NASDAQ: AEYE), an industry-leading software solution
delivering website accessibility compliance to businesses of all
sizes, has announced a partnership with Duda, the leading web
design platform for companies that offer web design services to
small businesses.
With this partnership, AudioEye is now one of five
site-enhancing tools, and the only digital accessibility solution,
integrated into the newly launched Duda App Store. This native
integration now makes it possible for the more than 6,000 digital
agencies and solutions providers to create legally compliant, fully
accessible websites for hundreds of thousands of customers that
help ensure barrier-free access for everyone, regardless of their
individual abilities. Trusted by some of the largest and most
influential businesses and organizations in the world, AudioEye
provides an always-on testing, remediation, and monitoring solution
that continually improves conformance with the Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
"By enabling any website on the Duda platform to quickly turn on
AudioEye with a click of a button, Duda has elevated the importance
of digital inclusion with their customers, placing website
accessibility on a level playing field with other essential and
familiar website solutions for businesses such as SEO, CRM, SMS
marketing, and several other fully integrated tools. Given their
target customer base, this is the ideal positioning for the
AudioEye solution," said AudioEye Chief Strategy Officer and
Co-Founder Sean Bradley. "This
partnership represents a tremendous step forward for AudioEye in
its mission to eradicate all barriers to digital access, and we are
honored to partner with likeminded companies like Duda who also
prioritize digital inclusion."
"We're continuously innovating our platform to ensure we provide
our digital agency and SaaS customers with the tools needed
to create the most modern, feature-rich, responsive websites
available. This includes sites that are accessible to individuals
of all abilities, which is why we are proud to now offer AudioEye's
industry-leading solution," said Duda CEO Itai Sadan.
According to a recent Duda survey, more than 60-percent of
clients have asked about web accessibility in the past year, with
legal compliance being the most prominent motivator. In
the United States, digital
accessibility-related lawsuits have increased significantly over
the past five years, with more than 2,000 lawsuits filed in federal
court in 2018 and 2019, consecutively. This trend shows no sign of
slowing in 2020. Overwhelmingly, courts are siding with
accessibility. Recently, the Supreme Court refused to hear an
appeal from the international pizza restaurant chain, Domino's,
upholding a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision in favor of
accessibility. Internationally, more and more governments continue
to establish or reinforce their own accessibility laws, which most
commonly harmonize with WCAG. With AudioEye on a website,
businesses significantly reduce their risk of a costly,
time-consuming digital accessibility-related lawsuit.
AudioEye Pro and Managed are now available on the Duda App
Store:
- AudioEye Pro: best for freelancers who want to harness
the power of AudioEye to manage website accessibility on their own
using AudioEye's developer tools. AudioEye Pro couples
machine-learning automation with free developer tools. AudioEye's
always-on technology identifies WCAG errors, fixing some of the
most common issues in real time, while developer tools assist site
owners in fixing remaining issues. AudioEye Pro includes scanning
and monitoring and access to digital accessibility training and
customer-only webinars. Pro also provides customers an
Accessibility Statement, showing site visitors a commitment to
digital accessibility, as well as a 24/7 Help Desk to report any
accessibility issues encountered.
- AudioEye Managed: ideal for agencies managing multiple
websites who prefer to rely on AudioEye to ensure accessibility
standards are met. AudioEye Managed provides a fully managed,
comprehensive, speed-to-compliance digital accessibility solution.
Managed enhances patented machine-learning technology with manual
testing and engineering to deliver to site-specific remediations.
Managed builds on the benefits of Pro adding the AudioEye Trusted
Certification, verifying a site's ongoing legal compliance with
official documentation to assist in responding to any accessibility
complaints or legal threats.
Both Pro and Managed customers also receive the AudioEye
Accessibility Toolbar, which includes a set of personalization
tools for site visitors to customize their site experience.
Examples include adjusting color contrast, changing a site's font
or font size, disabling animations, and more.
About AudioEye
AudioEye is an industry-leading
software solution delivering immediate ADA and WCAG accessibility
compliance at scale. Through patented technology, subject matter
expertise and proprietary processes, AudioEye is eradicating all
barriers to digital accessibility, helping creators get accessible
and supporting them with ongoing advisory and automated upkeep.
Trusted by the FCC, ADP, SSA, Uber, and more, AudioEye helps
everyone identify and resolve issues of accessibility and enhance
user experiences, automating digital accessibility for the widest
audiences. AudioEye stands out among its competitors because it
delivers Machine Learning/AI-driven accessibility without
fundamental changes to site architecture. Join our movement at
www.audioeye.com.
About Duda
Duda is the leading web design platform for
all companies that offer web design services to small businesses.
The company serves all types of customers, from freelance web
professionals and digital agencies, all the way up to the largest
hosting companies, SaaS platforms and online publishers in the
world.
Duda was founded by Itai Sadan
and Amir Glatt in 2009, and raised a
$25 million growth equity round from
Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE) in 2019. Based in Palo Alto, California, it currently hosts more
than 15 million websites and was named PCMag's Editors' Choice
website builder in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Media Contacts:
AudioEye:
Rachel Sales
Silicon Valley Communications
(347) 601-5350
rachel@siliconvpr.com
Investor Contact:
Matt Glover or Tom Colton
AEYE@gatewayir.com
(949) 574-3860
Duda:
Christopher Carfi
Duda VP of Content & Product Marketing
1-775-442-4740
chris@duda.co
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