Category Archives: ADA kiosk

Members of KMA have a strong interest in standards like ADA, EMV, HIPAA, UL, and many more. We have an ADA committee with an ADA Working Group and we work towards being a standards-based association. We meet and communicate with the U.S. Access Board in Washington annually and review all types of the newest accessibility devices.

ADA and Accessibility are major regulatory concerns for Kiosk Manufacturer Association along with PCI. Our Code of Practice can help you.

Kiosk Association Appoints Matthijs Verhagen as Accessibility Co-Chair

Kiosk Association Appoints Matthijs Verhagen as Accessibility Co-Chair to Advance Global Compliance Strategy WESTMINSTER, CO — The Kiosk Association (KMA) today announced the appointment of Matthijs Verhagen, European Sales Manager at Storm Interface, as Co-Chair of its Accessibility Committee. APnews Verhagen joins Michael O’Hare (TFA Consulting) and Oscar Rozo (LG Electronics) to lead the committee at a critical… Read More »

Quarterly Review of Legal Decisions Regarding Accessibility – 2023

ADA Kiosks Legal Action Kiosks This page on legal actions in self-service and related is a running log with personal commentary on legal, privacy and patent situations which impact unattended self-service. We keep track of legal news that affects the unattended self-service market. One of the best articles to monitor is Kiosk Accessibility: The Law is Paying Attention by Lainey… Read More »

What is WCAG – WCAG Checklist for 2.1

What is WCAG September 2025 Update: The Must Have WCAG 2.2 AA Checklist by KMA — with process illustration by LG and also McDonald’s. Pretty strong legal department for both we are guessing. https://kma.global/the-must-have-wcag-2-2-aa-checklist-by-kma Here is a concise, one-page WCAG 2.2 AA checklist for developers, focusing on practical implementation steps and covering both continuing AA requirements and new 2.2 additions.… Read More »

U.S. Access Board Meeting and Webcast (October 30)

U.S. Access Board October Update 11/8/2024: Here is excerpt from meeting with comments by Sachin. Led with SSTM status which is undergoing review by OMB. Once completed will be issued for comments. Possible date Feb 1st, 2025. All are welcome to attend the next meeting of the U.S. Access Board, which will be open to the public and… Read More »

ADA Kiosk Checklist – Draft May 2024

ADA Kiosk Multi-Point Checklist With the new regulations coming soon this year, KMA has issued a draft revision of its 17 point ADA checklist. Best advice in plain english. Begin your project updates or initial design phase with accessibility in mind – a developer’s proverb says that you can spend time planning at the beginning or fixing at the… Read More »

ADA and Accessibility News

ADA and Accessibility News The Industry Group 4 days ago Maine businesses sued for their websites not being ‘ADA accessible,’ paying $9,000-$23,000 in damages wgme.com – Stephanie Grindley, CBS13 I-Team PORTLAND (WGME) — Under the law, businesses open to the public must provide equal access to their goods and services, but as the world accelerates … The… Read More »

ADA Kiosk – ANPRM Issued by U.S. Access Board

Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities; Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines; Self-Service Transaction Machines and Self-Service Kiosks As noted on Federal Register September 21, 2022 — contact info@kma.global for more information AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. ACTION: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (“Access Board” or… Read More »

U.S. Access Board News – Alison Levy New Director

ADA Kiosk & U.S. Access Board News Alison Levy has been named the new Director of the Office of Technical and Information Services (OTIS) at the U.S. Access Board. She succeeds Dave Yanchulis who retired in April after 36 years with the Board. In this role, Levy will manage and establish program goals and operations for OTIS, including… Read More »

ADA Kiosks – Eve Hill Senate Testimony on Federal Technology & Title III

How To Improve Accessibility – Testimony by Eve Hill July 2022 Testimony of Eve Hill during Senate Hearing. She calls out the Social Security Administration intake kiosks, calls for enforcement tools among other things and ending the immunity of the federal government for its wide-ranging violations. Interesting point raised “if Access Board is given enforcement authority”. Many thanks… Read More »

Website ADA – QSR website access suits surge

By Brian Cole/Employment litigation lawyer Over the past year, the number of website disability access lawsuits has surged across all industries, but the problem is particularly intense in the food service industry and QSR sector suits are well represented. In short, being in this business today means knowing the law and its requirements when it comes to website… Read More »