Increasing Your Marketability: An Introduction to Accessible Web Design
Before you dive too deep into the world of accessible website, you should first understand what Accessibility is. Accessibility means everyone can equally access everything and get equal opportunity. Let’s understand with an example, you might have seen wheelchair ramps or Braille on the elevators at the entrance of the hospitals and public building. Or you also might have seen an option for closed captioning on your TV screen. These steps are often required by law and taken with an aim to support disabled people to ensure that they can equally access everything and get equal opportunity. Web Accessibility If we talk about web accessibility, then this is usually an ideology but not even yet considered by website owners. According to the World Health Organization, 7.7 billion people (15% of world’s population) experience some form of disability, like deaf or hard of hearing, vision Impairment, physical disability and so on. As a website owner, it’s your responsibility to ensure your