The most obvious benefit of accessibility is that it helps people with disabilities enjoy your products, services and website’s content. While online content and web accessibility are essential, accessible documentation is often forgotten, this should be equally easy to read and be understood by:
An accessible document is better for everyone. During this session, you will learn how to ensure your recruitment process, policies, PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, Excel Spreadsheets and PDFs meet the inclusive practice standards, comply with digital accessibility legislation and are inclusive for all.
The advantages of web accessibility aren’t limited to their immediate impact for people with disabilities — and some of them may surprise you.
As the internet and technologies become increasingly prevalent in daily life, it’s not hard to argue that web accessibility is a civil right for people with disabilities. The Equalities act 2010 requires that people with disabilities can enjoy equal access to public services.
Disabilities come in many different forms. According to the Click-Away Pound survey, UK retailers lost an estimated £11.75 billion in 2016 because people with disabilities were unable to purchase their products online.
In this era of digital activism, many consumers want to support companies that share their beliefs, ideals, and values. Accessibility is an important cause for people with disabilities, their loved ones, and disability rights advocates. By taking a stand on accessibility, you’ll be building the foundation of a positive brand image for your organisation. People with disabilities who have positive interactions with your business are more likely to recommend you to their family, friends, acquaintances, and social media connections.
Creating an accessible website does more than make your site more usable — it also makes your site more likely to be found by improving search engine optimisation (SEO).
Just as web accessibility and SEO are linked, so too are web accessibility and usability. The goal of accessibility is to make products, services, and environments more usable for people with disabilities.
I asked Diversify if they could support the development of a new team I am setting up within the NHS (mental health services) I was keen to support the development of a culture in the team which embraces and values diversity and difference and discussed these needs with Sara who tailored some training specifically for us. We agreed to two workshops on LGBT and Disability and both sessions were adapted specifically to our needs, with Sara ensuring she knew what we needed and it matched the needs of the team. All the team (around 15 in total) enjoyed both sessions, stating they got a lot out of the workshops. They all engaged well and it is clear they have taken a lot of learning on board from the sessions. I would love to work with Diversify again, very professional, friendly and adaptive.
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