Is Your Web Site Accessible?
Probably not - at least if the recent United Nations study holds true. Although there are a LOT of ways to measure accessibility, there are also a LOT of standards - and compliance isn’t that tough.
Here at NPower Seattle, we’re using Plone, a tool that is in compliance with the World Wide Web Consortium - one of the agencies that sets those standards - it’s nice to be doing our part.
Our Executive Director, Jaime Greene is fond of talking about curb cuts. That’s right - curb cuts - and it goes like this:
When cities decide that it is imortant to remove barriers to those with restricted mobility, and cut out sections of the curb so that wheelchairs can more easily move from the sidewalk, into the street, and back on to the other sidewalk - guess what happens?
It’s better for everyone! Although it SEEMS like those curb cuts (or making your website accessible) is only for a few, it’s not - the benefit is for everyone.
Here in my neighborhood, that means I see moms and dads with strollers, kids with training wheels on their bikes, people with a temporary set of crutches and almost every other sort of person you can imagine making the very most of those curb cuts.
So - make sure you do what you can to make your website accessible - it will be good for everyone, including you!
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