The Importance of Making

Your Website more Accessible

In our rapidly evolving digital age, where websites serve as gateways to information, products, and services, it’s essential that we don’t leave anyone behind. Ensuring that your website is accessible to those with certain disabilities is about embracing inclusivity and expanding your reach to a broader audience.

Accessibility tools provide the ability to change saturation, fonts, colors, initiate a screen reader, make the text and cursor larger, and many more features that all come in the integration of this important integration.

In addition, the features provide –

Equal Access for All: One of the core principles behind the ADA is to provide equal access to individuals with disabilities. By making your website easier to navigate for those with additional needs, you’re taking a significant step towards ensuring that everyone, regardless of their abilities or disabilities, can access and benefit from your online content.

Legal Compliance: The ADA mandates that public accommodations must be accessible to all individuals. Non-compliance can lead to legal troubles and costly lawsuits. Ensuring your website’s accessibility is not just a proactive step but could result in a legal issue if someone were to bring it up.

An Expanded Audience: When your website is more accessible, you open the doors to a wider audience. Millions of people with disabilities can access your content, products, and services. This can lead to increased traffic, more customers, and potentially higher revenue.

Improved SEO: Accessibility often goes hand in hand with good SEO practices. Search engines favor websites that are accessible to all, and this can lead to better rankings. So, in addition to reaching a broader audience, you’re also boosting your website’s visibility in search engine results.

Enhanced Reputation: These features added to your site showcases your commitment to social responsibility. This can significantly enhance your brand’s reputation. Customers are more likely to trust and support businesses that prioritize inclusivity.

Better User Experience: Increased Accessibility is often more user-friendly for all visitors. When you design with accessibility in mind, you streamline navigation and improve the overall user experience. This can benefit everyone, not just those with disabilities.

Future-Proofing: As technology evolves, so do the expectations of website accessibility. By making your website better today, you’re future-proofing it against changing regulations and standards. This saves you time and resources in the long run.

Reaching Global Standards: The importance of these features is not limited to the United States. Many countries have their own accessibility regulations, and international standards like the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are widely adopted. By adhering to these global standards, you can tap into a global audience.

Making your website more accessible isn’t just about checking off a legal requirement; it’s about embracing inclusivity and serving a diverse audience. It’s a step towards a more accessible and equitable digital world. At Engine Web Development, we can  help you take the steps to make your website more welcoming to everyone, regardless of their abilities. This is still a somewhat, “gray” area in legal terms but the ADA does require public platforms to be accessible to all (read more at https://www.ada.gov/resources/web-guidance/). By adding the plugin needed for these features you are possibly protecting your business but also contributing to a more inclusive and accessible digital landscape.

 Reach out today by filling out our contact form below, or email us at info@runengine.com for information to take this important step for your site.  You can also see these features here by looking in the corner for the accessibility icon.