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Digital accessibility

As we have learned from the video before, web or digital accessibility is the ability of an app, website or software to be accessible for people who have a disability affecting their vision, hearing, cognition and/or motor functions.

Unfortunately, web accessibility often goes unnoticed which makes it more difficult for people with disabilities (1 out of 6 EU citizens) to gain equal access to the online world and constantly increasing amount of resources it provides.

Imagine if 90% of the websites or apps you use today locked you out. Most of people around you continue to experience the convenience of mobile banking, freely shop online, enjoy the connectedness of social media, but for you all these online services are inaccessible.
For 87 million people with disabilities in the EU this is their everyday experience.

People with visual, auditory, motor, speech and cognitive disabilities rely on various assistive technology tools (software and hardware) that make it easier to navigate on web and interact with its content.
Some of these tools are: screen readers, alternative keyboards and trackpads, screen magnifiers, eye tracking tools and more.

These assistive tools can be compared with a wheelchair or a guide dog that helps you to move around and interact with the surrounding environment.

Before, we saw some design bloopers in a physical world. If your website is not compatible with the assistive technologies it can be compared to an institution without a wheelchair accessible entrance or a supermarket that prohibites access with a service animal. Without a software or a ramp, some people meet the challenges and obstacles that discourage them from using either physical or digital space.

Let´s see an example of inaccessible website for users with visual impairments relying on a screen reader: