Day 32: Benefits of Designing for A11y

Published on 01 Jan 2019

• journal
• resources
• was
• quality-assurance

• Read Benefits of Accessible Design (Section508.gov).
• Read The Business Case for Digital Accessibility (W3C).
• Watched The Business Case for Accessibility (ChangSchool - YouTube)
• Read Accessibility Business Case (Level Access)

There are several benefits to starting out a design process with accessibility in mind, rather than catching it after production and resorting to remediation. Some of these benefits include:

• a solid customer base due to an off-the-shelf accessible product,
• saved money by building it right rather than redesigning over and over again,
• minimized legal risk,
• innovation and the challenge to solve real-world problems,
• improved productivity,
• improved diversity, and
• improved corporate image and brand when accessible technologies and strategies are incorporated within their organization.