Why website accessibility is crucial for a client’s digital reputation
Stemming from the Americans with Disabilities Act, this inclusive approach to digital design and user experience is a key element for today’s online audiences. Here’s what you should know.
Despite being a crucial issue for website owners, web accessibility is widely overlooked and misunderstood.
Web accessibility does not refer to people having internet access, though that is important in its own right. Rather, web accessibility is the idea of making sure people with disabilities can fully use a website and its features.
Web accessibility stems from the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which specifically prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. These protections apply to everything from schools and jobs to transportation and have improved daily life for millions of people nationwide.
With the internet becoming such an important part of our culture, it is only natural that such protections would be applied to make the digital world more inclusive.
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