Why make accessible web solutions?

Think that web accessibility is a pain to implement and not worth it because of the size of the audience?  Think again!

Did you know….

• The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that approximately 15% of the world's population live with some form of disability.
• Studies suggest that anywhere from 2% to 10% of internet users rely on screen readers to access and navigate digital content.
• It is estimated that 8% of men and 0.5% of women are colour blind. In Canada, that is 1,560,334 men and almost 100 000 women!
• According to the WHO, it's estimated that approximately 1.3 billion people worldwide live with some form of vision impairment. They also estimate that 1 in 3 people over the age of 65 years have some form of vision impairment.
• Cognitive challenges affect a wider number of people and affect someone’s ability to understand what you are communicating on your website. They include developmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and specific learning disabilities such as dyslexia and dyscalculia. They also include neurodegenerative disorders and age-related cognitive impairment.

Designing accessible web solutions is not for fringe groups within society. It is for your neighbour, your grandma and maybe your spouse.  Knowledge and planning make creating accessible web solutions easy.  Learn more about approaches by reading our article on 10 key considerations in designing accessible web solutions.