Understanding Website Accessibility Benefits for Design & Remodel Businesses

People with impairments can use websites and web tools when they are well-designed and coded. However, many websites and applications today have been created with inaccessibility issues, making it difficult or impossible for some people to utilize them. Accessibility improvements help society, businesses, and people. 

Website Accessibility

The ability for persons with impairments to use a website, tool, or technology is referred to as web accessibility. People can observe, comprehend, use, and interact with the Web, as well as contribute to it.
All disabilities that restrict access to the Web are included in web accessibility, including: auditory, cognitive, neurological, physical, speech, visual. 

The Internet is becoming a more vital resource for many facets of life, including work, education, government, business, health care, leisure, and more. In order to give people with different abilities equitable access and opportunities online, the Web must be accessible.

Benefits of an Accessible Website 

People without disabilities can also benefit from web accessibility, for instance:

• users of smart watches, smart TVs, mobile phones, and other gadgets with small screens, various input methods, etc.
• seniors with deteriorating abilities brought on by aging seniors with "temporary infirmities" like a broken arm or misplaced glasses
• persons with "situational limitations," such as those who can't hear audio in environments with bright light
• those with a slow Internet connection or with pricey or little bandwidth
  

One of the biggest advantage of having an accessible website for design & remodel businesses is that they can have ADA Tax Credit. The ADA was first created with the goal of adapting its guidelines to the rapidly changing internet environment. Because the ADA now applies to websites and mandates accessibility in the digital sphere, businesses who engage in creating and maintaining accessible websites are definitely eligible for the tax credit.

Making Your Website Accessible 

1. Website Design 

Your website's design includes numerous visual components that must be accessible to those with disabilities. A decent contrast ratio is one factor to take into consideration. New Window, legible font size and type (such as a font that is favorable to dyslexics), ARIA labels for forms and navigational components, and an intuitive user experience. You can have an ADA-compliant website with the help of the WCAGNew Window standards. 

2. Readability 

Readability is a key component of accessible webpages and is listed in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Your website's content should be "readable," which means it should avoid complex language, be direct, and match the reading level and preferences of your readers. Additionally, the grammar should be correct, and ambiguity in the terminology and pronunciation should be avoided.


Want to know more? Head on to our webinar where we discuss quick implementation tips to make your interior design or remodeling website more accessible for people with diverse abilities.