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Stephen Thomas 11 months ago
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It's over a decade since website accessibility became a legal requirement and yet more than 90% of site still exclude disabled people, according to AbilityNet, a charity dedicated to enabling people with disabilities to access technology.

Yet having an accessible website is not just about legal and moral obligation – it also makes business sense.

According to Dave Barrett, senior inclusion and accessibility manager at BT Retail, having an accessible web site is a 'no brainer'.

"The real truth is that we all prefer accessible web sites. Why? Because they are simpler, easier and more intuitive to use." writes Dave in his latest blog.

"This means less time is wasted navigating around them and people will visit them more often. Search engines also like them because information is easier to find, so they tend to get placed higher in search lists, which means they usually get more hits." he said.

You can read the blog in full here.

onamission.thomas 10 months ago
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