Digital Inclusion Blog

Yes. Accessibility barriers such as unlabelled form fields, poor contrast or keyboard navigation can stop users completing a purchase or enquiry. Accessibility doesn't guarantee higher conversion rates, but inaccessible journeys can't convert.

Implementing digital accessibility is more than running an accessibility test, fixing the issues and moving on. Although these are the first steps, there’s much more to it if you want to achieve WCAG compliance.

What accessible contrast means, who it helps, what WCAG 2.2 requires and how to test your digital experience.

Website accessibility is unfortunately still approached primarily as a reactive process. Many organisations follow a pattern of fixing issues at a later stage, and sometimes even repeating the same problems over and over again.

If you've spent any time in startup world lately — the podcasts, the founder YouTube channels, the conference stages — you'll know the phrase before I finish typing it. Fail fast…

Today, people with disabilities represent more than 15% of the world's population, and with digital accessibility regulations being enforced around the globe, website accessibility is something that cannot wait any longer.

The first significant accessibility enforcement since the EAA came into effect has been issued. French retail giant Carrefour has been condemned by the judicial court of Caen for not being accessible to people with visual disabilities.

Does the European Accessibility Act and EN 301 549 have any connection? Learn more about these regulations and the key differences between the EAA directive and the relevant guidelines, standards and country-specific legislation that make it work!

This detailed Digital Inclusion Guide explores why it is necessary to go beyond digital accessibility to achieve true inclusion. Access this comprehensive content now and help close the digital divide!