we made it through that.” Continued on

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NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Midlands Business Journal

Lincoln Federal Savings Bank moves into new corporate office

Continued from page 1.

1990, the bank changed its name to Lincoln Federal Savings Bank of Nebraska, and today, in 2020, it has more than $300 million in total assets, has developed land across the city of Lincoln, and has built a

Lincoln Federal Savings Bank

Phone: 402-474-1400

Address: 8400 Maddox Drive, Lincoln 68520

Service: banking

Founded: 1906

Employees: About 100

Goal: To help people with home ownership.

Website: https://www.lincolnfed.com/

“Our main goal is to help people with

The bank is most known for its mortgage department, but as a full-service bank it offers a range of services that include personal banking, checking and savings accounts, construction loans, and home

Over the past 12 months Lincoln Federal closed more than $480 million in mort rates, in-house processing, and in-house

In the past few years Lincoln Federal has evaluated the market and reevaluated its product offerings to provide a highly accessible and easy to use mobile app, bill pay, compatibility with Apple Pay and

“I think we have most of the options big banks and credit unions offer,” Poppe people don’t go to the bank like they used new products and technology to allow our

In 2020, Lincoln Federal, like many companies, has been presented unique its workforce was working remotely, and it had to adapt loan closings to make sure that customers were feeling comfortable throughout the process — the bank did this through video chats and even conducted than 30-year career, he gained experience has local branches in Omaha, Lincoln,

Customer service representatives adapt- Holdrege, Hastings, Benkelman, Blair, In 2017, after moving to Lincoln to be ed so that all personal banking services Poppe graduated from the University

Lincoln Federal Savings Bank is a of Nebraska at Lincoln with a Bachelor of January, 2019, he was granted his current title as president and member of the board

Public websites must be accessible to people with disabilities

by David Kubicek

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which requires businesses to make their physical locations accessible to people with disabilities, also requires

“Generally, public-facing websites may be considered a place of public ac result, companies should ensure their websites comply with certain standards so that disabled individuals, such as those who are visually impaired, are able to successfully mining whether a website is compliant ways that allow people who are blind to navigate the page using screen reader software, which reads aloud text, links, and descriptions of images, according to Paul Eide, who is in charge of SEO, social media, and content marketing at Little

Videos should have captions for the hearing impaired, and the website should be structured clearly to make it easy to

“The government has created specific regulations that apply to government websites and organizations that get gov years, businesses have also been successfully sued under the act for not having

Langdon said that since the ADA was enacted in 1990, before the surge in internet usage, it does not include direct regulatory guidance for the internet, web

“The United States Department of Justice is the primary federal government agency in charge of enforcing the ADA’s

Langdon Eide

“The Department of Justice takes the position that all public-facing websites Congress has not acted on the ADA’s specific application to websites, some confusion persists as to legal issues that arise

The ADA prohibits disability discrimination in places of public accommoda may be considered a place of public

“Companies should ensure their websites comply with certain standards so that disabled individuals, such as those who are visually impaired, are able to successfully

There’s no one-stop shop for determining ADA compliance, although several resources can help, such as those provided by operated by Utah State University, Eide you to check that the contrast between text and background meets basic standards for

If you have experience with code, follow the compliance checklists provided

If you don’t have coding experience and are building a website using a dragand-drop interface, such as a pre-built that even if a theme starts out ADA compliant, altering that theme with your own

“It’s a good idea to consult with web design and development agencies that have coding experience and can test your site to make sure it works with screen ADA compliance are in flux as lawsuits are filed and courts work out exactly what businesses and other organizations need your website meets current compliance

“One way to ensure your website is ADA compliant is to reach out to a third-party service provider that will conduct usability or accessibility test identify any deficiencies and incorporate technical updates to your website so certain disabled individuals can successfully