7 ways to CREATE A CULTURE of web accessibility

7 ways to CREATE A CULTURE of web accessibility

According to Eric Bailey

7 ways to CREATE A CULTURE of web accessibility

According to Eric Bailey

that’s him!

Tip #1: BEING READY FOR THE FUTURE BY EMBRACING THE PAST

Tip #1: BEING READY FOR THE FUTURE BY EMBRACING THE PAST

Embrace the fundamentals of the Open Web and use seman!c, standards-based web technologies over closed

proprietary systems.

Tip #2: EASY TO FIND, EASY TO DISCOVER

Tip #2: EASY TO FIND, EASY TO DISCOVER

Building for accessibility helps achieve search engine op!miza!on (SEO) and analy!c goals you likely already have.

Tip #3: PLAYS NICE WITH OTHERS

Tip #3: PLAYS NICE WITH OTHERS

Accessible content is interoperable content.

Tip #4: FABULOUS SAVINGS!

Tip #4: FABULOUS SAVINGS!

Accessibility makes for a be"er overall site for both developers to maintain and users to experience, and that can

translate into savings.

Tip #5: OPEN TO EVERYBODY

Tip #5: OPEN TO EVERYBODY

Users commonly work across a range of devices to complete tasks. That means different user interac!on modes in mul!ple, unknowable contexts. Cra$ing a specific "special needs” site

simply won’t suffice.

Tip #6: INVESTING IN GREATNESS

Tip #6: INVESTING IN GREATNESS

One of the cornerstones of accessibility is empathy—understanding the needs of your users and customers:

- That means listening carefully.

- That means being humble.

- That means being willing to rethink assump!ons.

Tip #7: RISK AVERSION

Tip #7: RISK AVERSION

Much like construc!ng a storefront that isn’t up to code, an inaccessible product is a liability. It’s becoming more common

for organiza!ons of any size to be held accountable for viola!ng the ADA

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