Accessibility - who does it REALLY help?
Data about who benefits from accessibility ...
"Whenever the topic of accessibility comes up amongst web designers, there’s always a few who insist on seeing some numbers. The argument usually consists of ‘why should I do X to accomodate the small insignificant group Y’. Of course, this fails to take into consideration the fact that accessibility isn’t specifically about accomodating some minority groups, but, rather, accomodating a large range of users.
Yet, people like numbers. And it’s something I honestly haven’t ever gotten around to digging up. I recently came across a few websites that do offer some numerical insights.
The first is the US Census Bureau’s web site, and, specifically, an article on the Anniversary of The ADA act." continued ... (Via MNteractive)
"Whenever the topic of accessibility comes up amongst web designers, there’s always a few who insist on seeing some numbers. The argument usually consists of ‘why should I do X to accomodate the small insignificant group Y’. Of course, this fails to take into consideration the fact that accessibility isn’t specifically about accomodating some minority groups, but, rather, accomodating a large range of users.
Yet, people like numbers. And it’s something I honestly haven’t ever gotten around to digging up. I recently came across a few websites that do offer some numerical insights.
The first is the US Census Bureau’s web site, and, specifically, an article on the Anniversary of The ADA act." continued ... (Via MNteractive)
Americans with Disabilities Act.
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