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The urgency of digital accessibility

Why non-accessible websites are no longer good enough, and what governments and businesses must do to improve digital accessibility.

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Why digital accessibility? Our experts at Perkins Access explain how updated federal regulations on website accessibility and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are designed to open doors for every user, and outline steps organizations must take to become compliant.

Why should digital accessibility be top-of-mind for executives?

It should be top-of-mind for all organizations. Across government and all industries, the move to digital services and information continues to accelerate. We have to consider access to digital assets in the same way we have traditionally looked at physical locations. Then periodic WCAG and ADA updates aim to ensure that our growing digital world is available to Americans with disabilities. That’s 1 in 4 Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

How does digital accessibility impact business growth? 

The bottom line is that no one can avoid the issue of accessibility. An estimated 1.3 billion people worldwide have some sort of vision impairment and 36 million of those [...]

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