The first step towards meeting accessibility requirements is checking whether or not it meets the international WCAG 2.1 AA standard.

<aside> ❗ Note: Checking this in detail requires a large amount of technical expertise and is best left to either:

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There are certain acts we can action while designing, developing websites. This guide will help you to do a basic accessibility check and help you make improvements.

<aside> ❗ Note: This guide does not guarantee your site or product is accessible. However, addressing the issues called out in this checklist will help improve the experience for everyone who uses your site.

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The guide is to help you check and cover a wide range of disability conditions. There is no such thing as "perfect accessibility". but every little helps. Having accessibility in mind from the beginning will improve the user experience (UX) of the site, not only for disabled individuals but also for the general public.

1B+ People in the world have some type of impairment affecting their ability to read the web.

👴👵 1 in 11 people are 65+ today and 1 in 6 by 2050.

600M affected.

👁️ 1 in 12 men are coloured blind.

300M affected.

📚 1 in 10 people ****have dyslexia.

700M affected.

👓 1 in 25 people are blind or visually impaired.

300M affected.

80% Of disabilities are invisible

Accessibility facts

<aside> ❗ 70% Of digital content is not accessible to them 80% - Of news sites are not accessible 2/3 - Of eCommerce websites are not accessible

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<aside> 👉 71% Of disabled customers with accessibility needs leave a website they find difficult to use.

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<aside> 👉 82% Of customers with accessibility needs would want to spend more time on websites if they were more accessible.

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<aside> 👉 95% Of health professionals recommend adapting text for customers with dyslexia.

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