Reasons to Prioritize Your Website AccessibilityNot everyone realizes that the online world is experienced very differently by people with a disability. Such as blindness, deafness, motor or cognitive limitations. In some cases, websites or parts of websites are not even usable for them at all. That has to change. In this article you can read what accessibility sweden telegram data means, why it is important for you and your users, and how you can start improving your site.
Not applicable to your users? Think again
According to an estimate by Jeroen Hulscher, who has combined figures from various sources, there are approximately 4.5 million people in the Netherlands with a functional disability. Such as blindness or visual impairment, deafness, motor disabilities and more.
Although this group is already incredibly large – because make no mistake, 26% is a large group – the group is actually a lot larger, if you also include temporary and situational limitations. Think of people who have a concussion, or a broken arm. For them, it may be temporarily difficult to operate their computer or phone as they normally would.
And we can take it even further. Imagine you are sitting in a noisy office, or in a quiet compartment on the train. If you want to watch a film, then you really need subtitles to be able to follow the content – if you don't have headphones with you.
