accessibilty
don't ignore your potential audience
“An investigation by the Disability Rights Commission shows that more than 80 percent of websites are unusable by disabled people.” ... more
Geoff Adams-Spink
BBC News Online disability affairs reporter
boring statistics?
don't read on if you are happy to ignore these people and their business
- There are 8.6 million registered disabled people in the UK - 14% of the population
source: DRC - One in 12 men and one in 200 women have some form of colour blindness - 9% of the UK population
source: Institution of Electrical Engineers - Two million UK residents have a sight problem - 4% of the population
source: RNIB3 - There are 12 million people aged 60 or over - 21% of the UK population
source: UK government
want to read more?
Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) & web accessibility
Benefits of an accessible website - part 1: Increase in reach
Benefits of an accessible website - part 2: Business case