Web accessibility is the set of guidelines on how to design and develop websites, applications, and other digital documents that enables people with disabilities to use all digital services without problems. They often come across barriers or are completely unable to use online services.
The power of the Internet and the advantages of universal communication and interaction should be easily available to everyone.
Web accessibility is a basic human right. It benefits individuals, companies, and society in general.
Web accessibility is no a “nice to have” or a wish of a small group of people. It is a basic human right of people with disabilities, that deserve respect and equitable possibilities of actively participating in society. Being inclusive is the foundation of modern society in which services are available to everyone. Inclusion is not a trend, it is a necessity.
Web accessibility should be a starting point for development teams and organizations to deliver high-quality solutions. These types of solutions improve user experience and satisfaction, not just for people with disabilities, but for all users. They improve brand perception, foster innovation, and expand the market reach of a company.
The biggest mistake one could make is to create something and then discover it is not barrier-free. Just as it would be hard to build a building and then try to make it barrier-free, similar happens with digital infrastructure.
It is necessary to be bold to create best practice examples of planning and understanding the needs of every user. With that, we can set high standards of an inclusive society in the digital environment where everyone has easy access to information important to them.
Web accessibility ensures participation and active role of each citizen, broader availability of e-services, and improvement of an inclusive society.
The goal is to enable everyone, regardless of visual, auditory, cognitive, neurological, physical, or speech difficulty to:
The Internet and technology offer important access to information and enable interaction to many people with difficulties in a way that wasn’t available before. It is especially important with an increase in the use and dependency on the digital world.
Web accessibility is the set of guidelines on how to design and develop websites, applications, and other digital documents that enables people with disabilities to use all digital services without problems. They often come across barriers or are completely unable to use online services.
The power of the Internet and the advantages of universal communication and interaction should be easily available to everyone.
Web accessibility is a basic human right. It benefits individuals, companies, and society in general.
Web accessibility is no a “nice to have” or a wish of a small group of people. It is a basic human right of people with disabilities, that deserve respect and equitable possibilities of actively participating in society. Being inclusive is the foundation of modern society in which services are available to everyone. Inclusion is not a trend, it is a necessity.
Web accessibility should be a starting point for development teams and organizations to deliver high-quality solutions. These types of solutions improve user experience and satisfaction, not just for people with disabilities, but for all users. They improve brand perception, foster innovation, and expand the market reach of a company.
The biggest mistake one could make is to create something and then discover it is not barrier-free. Just as it would be hard to build a building and then try to make it barrier-free, similar happens with digital infrastructure.
It is necessary to be bold to create best practice examples of planning and understanding the needs of every user. With that, we can set high standards of an inclusive society in the digital environment where everyone has easy access to information important to them.
Web accessibility ensures participation and active role of each citizen, broader availability of e-services, and improvement of an inclusive society.
The goal is to enable everyone, regardless of visual, auditory, cognitive, neurological, physical, or speech difficulty to:
The Internet and technology offer important access to information and enable interaction to many people with difficulties in a way that wasn’t available before. It is especially important with an increase in the use and dependency on the digital world.