6 simple accessibility fixes that help small and medium-sized businesses reach more customers
kAmp446DD:3:=:EJ AC@3=6>D C2C6=J 2??@F?46 E96>D6=G6D] %96J D9@H FA BF:6E=J[ :? E96 7@C> @7 2 4FDE@>6C H9@ 42?’E 4@>A=6E6 2 AFC492D6[ 2 C6256C H9@ 232?5@?D 2 A286[ @C 2 7@C> E92E ?6G6C 86ED DF3>:EE65] u@C D>2== 2?5 >65:F>\D:K65 3FD:?6DD6D[ E96D6 >@>6?ED @7E6? 8@ F??@E:465[ 6G6? E9@F89 E96J 92AA6? 6G6CJ 52J]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]2F5:@6J6]4@>^QmpF5:@tJ6k^2m’D a_ad k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]2F5:@6J6]4@>^5:8:E2=\2446DD:3:=:EJ\:?56I^a_ad^nFE>0D@FC46lACU2>AjFE>0>65:F>l2CE:4=6U2>AjFE>0E6C>lDE24<6CQms:8:E2= p446DD:3:=:EJ x?56Ik^2m WspxX[ E96 2G6C286 H63A286 4@?E2:?D ?62C=J b__ 2446DD:3:=:EJ :DDF6D] |2?J @7 E9@D6 :DDF6D 2AA62C @? D>2== 2?5 >65:F>\D:K65 3FD:?6DD H63D:E6D ;FDE 2D @7E6? 2D E96J 5@ @? 6?E6CAC:D6 A=2E7@C>D]k^Am
kAm%96 6?4@FC28:?8 A2CE :D E92E E96 >@DE 4@>>@? 2446DD:3:=:EJ AC@3=6>D 2C6 2=D@ E96 >@DE 7:I23=6] %96J 5@?’E C6BF:C6 2 7F== C656D:8? @C 566A E649?:42= 6IA6CE:D6] x? >2?J 42D6D[ E96J C6BF:C6 2EE6?E:@? E@ 32D:4D E92E 42? 36 255C6DD65 BF:4<=J 2?5 :?4C6>6?E2==J]k^Am
kAmw6C6 2C6 D:I 62DJ 2446DD:3:=:EJ 7:I6D E92E D>2== 2?5 >65:F>\D:K65 3FD:?6DD6D 42? DE2CE H@C<:?8 @? :>>65:2E6=J[ H:E9 C62= :>A24E]k^Am
k9bm`] (C:E6 p=E %6IE %92E p4EF2==J tIA=2:?D (92E 2? x>286 xD s@:?8k^9bm
kAmx>286D E92E 4@>>F?:42E6 :?7@C>2E:@? @C AC@>AE 24E:@? ?665 E6IE 2=E6C?2E:G6D] !C@5F4E A9@E@D[ AC@>@E:@?2= 32??6CD[ :4@?D FD65 2D 3FEE@?D[ 2?5 8C2A9:4D E92E 6IA=2:? 52E2 D9@F=5 2== :?4=F56 2=E E6IE E92E 56D4C:36D H92E E96 :>286 D9@HD 2?5 H9J :E >2EE6CD]k^Am
kAmp4C@DD E96 H63[ >:DD:?8 @C :?67764E:G6 2=E E6IE C6>2:?D @?6 @7 E96 >@DE 4@>>@? 2446DD:3:=:EJ :DDF6D 7=28865] (96? 2=E E6IE :D 23D6?E @C G28F6[ A6@A=6 H9@ FD6 D4C66? C6256CD =@D6 2446DD E@ :?7@C>2E:@? E92E @E96CD C646:G6 :?DE2?E=J]k^Am
kAmp 8@@5 DE2CE:?8 A@:?E :D E@ C6G:6H 9:89\EC277:4 A286D 2?5 7@4FD @? :>286D E92E :?7=F6?46 F?56CDE2?5:?8 @C 564:D:@?\>2<:?8] x7 2? :>286 27764ED H92E 2 FD6C 5@6D ?6IE[ :ED 56D4C:AE:@? D9@F=5 4=62C=J 4@?G6J E92E AFCA@D6]k^Am
k9bma] |2<6 %6IE t2D:6C E@ #625 3J x>AC@G:?8 r@=@C r@?EC2DEk^9bm
kAm%6IE D9@F=5 DE2?5 @FE 4=62C=J 7C@> :ED 324<8C@F?5] (96? 4@?EC2DE :D E@@ =@H[ 4@?E6?E 364@>6D 5:77:4F=E E@ C625 7@C A6@A=6 H:E9 =@H G:D:@?[ 4@=@C3=:?5?6DD[ @C 2?J@?6 G:6H:?8 2 D4C66? F?56C 492==6?8:?8 4@?5:E:@?D]k^Am
kAmr@=@C 4@?EC2DE :DDF6D D9@H FA 7C6BF6?E=J @? 3FD:?6DD H63D:E6D[ 6DA64:2==J H96? 3C2?5:?8 72G@CD =:89E6C E@?6D @C DF3E=6 4@=@C 4@>3:?2E:@?D] (9:=6 E96D6 49@:46D >2J =@@< 4=62?[ E96J @7E6? C65F46 C62523:=:EJ 2?5 >2<6 :>A@CE2?E 4@?E6?E 92C56C E@ 23D@C3]k^Am
kAm$:>A=6 4@?EC2DE\4964<:?8 E@@=D[ :?4=F5:?8 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]2F5:@6J6]4@>^4@=@C\4@?EC2DE\4964<6C^nFE>0D@FC46lACU2>AjFE>0>65:F>l2CE:4=6U2>AjFE>0E6C>lDE24<6CQm7C66 @AE:@?Dk^2m 2G2:=23=6 @?=:?6[ 42? 96=A E62>D BF:4<=J 2DD6DD H96E96C E6IE 2?5 324<8C@F?5 4@>3:?2E:@?D >66E 2446DD:3:=:EJ DE2?52C5D 2?5 :56?E:7J D>2== 25;FDE>6?ED E92E :>AC@G6 =68:3:=:EJ H:E9@FE 492?8:?8 E96 @G6C2== 56D:8?]k^Am
k9bmb] |2<6 *@FC $:E6 &D23=6 (:E9@FE 2 |@FD6k^9bm
kAm$@>6 A6@A=6 H:E9 5:D23:=:E:6D ?2G:82E6 E96 H63 H:E9@FE 2 >@FD6[ C6=J:?8 :?DE625 @? <6J3@2C5D @C 2DD:DE:G6 E649?@=@8:6D] (96? 2 D:E6 :D 3F:=E AC:>2C:=J 7@C >@FD6 @C E@F49 :?E6C24E:@?[ E9@D6 FD6CD 42? BF:4<=J 9:E 5625 6?5D]k^Am
kAm~?6 H2J E@ DFC7246 :DDF6D :D E@ ?2G:82E6 J@FC D:E6 FD:?8 @?=J E96 E23 <6J] {:?<D[ >6?FD[ 3FEE@?D[ 2?5 7@C> 7:6=5D D9@F=5 36 C624923=6 :? 2 =@8:42= @C56C[ H:E9 2 G:D:3=6 :?5:42E@C D9@H:?8 H96C6 J@F 2C6 @? E96 A286] x7 7@4FD 5:D2AA62CD @C D<:AD <6J 6=6>6?ED[ E9@D6 2C62D ?665 2EE6?E:@?]k^Am
kAmx>AC@G:?8 <6J3@2C5 FD23:=:EJ 96=AD C6>@G6 32CC:6CD 7@C FD6CD H:E9 5:D23:=:E:6D 2?5 >2<6D D:E6D 62D:6C E@ ?2G:82E6 7@C 2?J@?6 FD:?8 D9@CE4FED @C 2=E6C?2E:G6 :?AFE >6E9@5D]k^Am
k9bmc] #6A=246 v6?6C:4 {:?< %6IE (:E9 r=62C p4E:@?Dk^9bm
kAm{:?< 2?5 3FEE@? E6IE D9@F=5 E6== FD6CD H92E H:== 92AA6? ?6IE] !9C2D6D =:<6 “r=:4< 96C6” @C “{62C? >@C6” @776C =:EE=6 >62?:?8 H96? C625 @FE @7 4@?E6IE[ H9:49 :D 9@H >2?J D4C66? C6256C FD6CD ?2G:82E6 A286D]k^Am
kAmr=62C[ DA64:7:4 =2?8F286 96=AD FD6CD F?56CDE2?5 H96C6 2 =:?< =625D 2?5 H92E 24E:@? :E EC:886CD] &A52E:?8 =:?<D E@ C676C6?46 AC:4:?8[ 5@H?=@25D[ 4@?E24E C6BF6DED[ @C ?6IE DE6AD :>AC@G6D 2446DD:3:=:EJ H9:=6 >2<:?8 4@?E6?E 62D:6C E@ D42?]k^Am
kAm(96? FD6CD F?56CDE2?5 E96:C @AE:@?D BF:4<=J[ E96J 2C6 >@C6 =:<6=J E@ 6?8286 2?5 >@G6 7@CH2C5]k^Am
k9bmd] u:I u@C>D $@ !6@A=6 r2? p4EF2==J r@>A=6E6 %96>k^9bm
kAmu@C>D 2C6 2>@?8 E96 >@DE 4@>>@? 32CC:6CD E@ 2446DD:3:=:EJ 2?5 FD6C 6?8286>6?E] pF5:@tJ6’D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]2F5:@6J6]4@>^5:8:E2=\2446DD:3:=:EJ\:?56I^a_ad^nFE>0D@FC46lACU2>AjFE>0>65:F>l2CE:4=6U2>AjFE>0E6C>lDE24<6CQmspxk^2m 7@F?5 E92E >@C6 E92? @?6\E9:C5 @7 A286D D42??65 72:=65 E@ AC@G:56 4=62C =236=D @C :?DECF4E:@?D 7@C 7@C> 7:6=5D]k^Am
kAm%96D6 :DDF6D 4@>>@?=J 27764E 4@?E24E 7@C>D[ 4964<@FE 7=@HD[ 2?5 2AA@:?E>6?E C6BF6DED] (96? FD6CD 42??@E C6=:23=J 4@>A=6E6 2 7@C>[ E96 :?E6C24E:@? @7E6? 6?5D E96C6]k^Am
kAm#6G:6H <6J 7@C>D E@ 6?DFC6 6G6CJ :?AFE 92D 2 G:D:3=6 =236=[ C6BF:C6>6?ED 2C6 4=62C=J 6IA=2:?65[ 2?5 6CC@C >6DD286D 56D4C:36 H92E H6?E HC@?8 2?5 9@H E@ 7:I :E] %96D6 492?86D 96=A 6?DFC6 FD6CD 42? 4@>A=6E6 E96 24E:@?D J@F H2?E E96> E@ E2<6]k^Am
k9bme] !F3=:D9 2? p446DD:3:=:EJ $E2E6>6?E 2?5 x?G:E6 u665324<k^9bm
kAmp? 2446DD:3:=:EJ DE2E6>6?E D:8?2=D E92E 2 3FD:?6DD E2<6D 5:8:E2= 2446DD:3:=:EJ D6C:@FD=J 2?5 :D 4@>>:EE65 E@ 4@?E:?F@FD :>AC@G6>6?E] xE 5@6D ?@E ?665 E@ 36 =@?8 @C HC:EE6? :? =682= =2?8F286]k^Am
kAmp D:>A=6 DE2E6>6?E 42? 6IA=2:? J@FC 2AAC@249 E@ 2446DD:3:=:EJ 2?5 AC@G:56 FD6CD H:E9 2 DEC2:89E7@CH2C5 H2J E@ C6A@CE 32CC:6CD] %9:D 7665324< @7E6? C6G62=D C62=\H@C=5 :DDF6D E92E 2FE@>2E65 D42?D >:DD[ A2CE:4F=2C=J E9@D6 C6=2E65 E@ FD23:=:EJ 2?5 :?E6C24E:@?]k^Am
kAmu@C D>2== 2?5 >65:F>\D:K65 3FD:?6DD6D[ 2? 2446DD:3:=:EJ DE2E6>6?E 4C62E6D EC2?DA2C6?4J 2?5 ECFDE] xE 2=D@ 8:G6D E62>D 2 AC24E:42= H2J E@ =62C? H96C6 FD6CD 2C6 DECF88=:?8 2?5 H92E D9@F=5 36 AC:@C:E:K65 ?6IE]k^Am
k9bm(9J %96D6 u:I6D |2EE6C }@Hk^9bm
kAmp446DD:3:=:EJ :D ?@E ;FDE 2 FD23:=:EJ :DDF6] xE :D :?4C62D:?8=J 2 =682= 2?5 C6AFE2E:@?2= @?6]k^Am
kAmpF5:@tJ6’D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]2F5:@6J6]4@>^8F:56D^a_ae\H63\2446DD:3:=:EJ\=:E:82E:@?\C6A@CE^nFE>0D@FC46lACU2>AjFE>0>65:F>l2CE:4=6U2>AjFE>0E6C>lDE24<6CQma_ae (63 p446DD:3:=:EJ {:E:82E:@? #6A@CEk^2m D9@HD E92E 5:8:E2= 2446DD:3:=:EJ =2HDF:ED 4@?E:?F6 E@ 36 7:=65 :? =2C86 ?F>36CD[ H:E9 C6E2:=[ 6\4@>>6C46[ 9@DA:E2=:EJ[ 2?5 7@@5 D6CG:46D 2>@?8 E96 >@DE 7C6BF6?E=J E2C86E65 :?5FDEC:6D] |2?J @7 E96D6 4=2:>D :?G@=G6 D>2==\ 2?5 >:5\D:K65 3FD:?6DD6D 2?5 7@4FD @? 32D:4 :DDF6D DF49 2D :>286D[ ?2G:82E:@?[ 2?5 7@C>D]k^Am
kAmpE E96 D2>6 E:>6[ 2446DD:3:=:EJ :>AC@G6>6?ED 36?67:E 2 72C 3C@256C 2F5:6?46 E92? A6@A=6 H:E9 A6C>2?6?E 5:D23:=:E:6D] r=62C ?2G:82E:@?[ C62523=6 E6IE[ 2?5 FD23=6 7@C>D :>AC@G6 6IA6C:6?46D 7@C 28:?8 FD6CD[ >@3:=6 FD6CD[ 2?5 2?J@?6 ?2G:82E:?8 2 D:E6 BF:4<=J @C F?56C AC6DDFC6]k^Am
kAmu@C E62>D =@@<:?8 E@ 3F:=5 4@?7:56?46[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]2F5:@6J6]4@>^4@FCD6D^H63\2446DD:3:=:EJ\`_`^nFE>0D@FC46lACU2>AjFE>0>65:F>l2CE:4=6U2>AjFE>0E6C>lDE24<6CQm7C66 65F42E:@?2= C6D@FC46Dk^2m 42? 96=A 6IA=2:? 7@F?52E:@?2= 4@?46AED H:E9@FE C6BF:C:?8 E649?:42= 6IA6CE:D6 @C 3F586E 2AAC@G2=]k^Am
k9bm!C@8C6DD q62ED !6C764E:@?k^9bm
kAmp446DD:3:=:EJ 5@6D ?@E C6BF:C6 6G6CJE9:?8 E@ 36 7:I65 2E @?46] u@C D>2== 2?5 >65:F>\D:K65 3FD:?6DD6D[ AC@8C6DD >2EE6CD >@C6 E92? A@=:D9]k^Am
kAmu:I:?8 4@>>@? :DDF6D[ E6DE:?8 C62= :?E6C24E:@?D[ 4=2C:7J:?8 =2?8F286[ 2?5 =62C?:?8 E96 32D:4D 42? D:8?:7:42?E=J :>AC@G6 9@H A6@A=6 6IA6C:6?46 J@FC D:E6] %96D6 492?86D C65F46 7C:4E:@?[ 3F:=5 ECFDE[ 2?5 96=A >@C6 4FDE@>6CD 4@>A=6E6 E96 24E:@?D E92E >2EE6C >@DE]k^Am
kAmp446DD:3:=:EJ :D ?@E C6D6CG65 7@C 3:8 3C2?5D H:E9 3:8 3F586ED] xE :D 2 AC24E:42= H2J 7@C 8C@H:?8 3FD:?6DD6D E@ D6CG6 >@C6 A6@A=6 2?5 4C62E6 5:8:E2= 6IA6C:6?46D E92E H@C< 36EE6C 7@C 6G6CJ@?6]k^Am
kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]2F5:@6J6]4@>^A@DE^e\D:>A=6\2446DD:3:=:EJ\7:I6D\E92E\96=A\D>2==\2?5\>65:F>\D:K65\3FD:?6DD6D\C6249\>@C6\4FDE@>6CD^nFE>0D@FC46lACU2>AjFE>0>65:F>l2CE:4=6U2>AjFE>0E6C>lDE24<6CQmk6>m%9:D DE@CJk^6>mk^2m k6>mH2D AC@5F465 3Jk^6>m k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]2F5:@6J6]4@>^nFE>0D@FC46lACU2>AjFE>0>65:F>l2CE:4=6U2>AjFE>0E6C>lDE24<6CQmk6>mpF5:@tJ6k^6>mk^2m k6>m2?5 C6G:6H65 2?5 5:DEC:3FE65 3Jk^6>m k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^9F3D]=2^"_b<=8$#_Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmk6>m$E24<6Ck^6>mk^2m]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.