Lesson 2Why web accessibility matters?
- Notion 8 - Web design and accessibility: how did it start and evolve?
- Notion 9 - The importance of accessibility in the eyes of the law
- Notion 10 - The social and ethical importance of web accessibility
- Notion 11 - Why web accessibility makes good business sense?
- Notion 12 - Case study: company that reaped the benefits of web accessibility.
- Notion 13 - Case studies: cautionary tales of companies that did not design for web accessibility.
- Notion 14 - Review of the main concepts
Notion 14
Review of the main concepts
Target skills
Who needs to be accessible?
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Everyone who provides digital products and services, no matter the size or the reach, is expected to make these accessible.
Which of the following are the general regulations on digital accessibility in the EU?
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Besides the EU Web Accessibility directive, the European Commission has also adopted the European Accessibility Act (EEA), the main goal of which is to create a common set of accessibility guidelines for EU member states and fix the diverging accessibility requirements.
What is the commonly cited figure for the percentage of the population that have a disability?
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Many disabilities that affect the ability to successfully use websites are not obvious. For example, a person who is colour blind, or a young person with epilepsy whose seizures can be triggered by flashing lights.
Which of the following statements is false. Providing digital accessibility can benefit your business by:
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Providing digital accessibility makes good business sense. It may be more costly to begin with, but the overall benefits are well worth the investment.
A hard-of-hearing person has trouble using a mobile app to book a table for two at a popular restaurant, because the app only has error messages via sound. What effect might this have on the restaurant's long-term business?
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The wave effect of bad feedback can unafavourably affect a business's brand and reputation. If that bad feedback is also on social media, it can spread bad news rapidly.