Everyone should be able to participate in the internet. As designers, our goal is to make a website intuitive and easy to use. But we’re realizing that we have been neglecting a portion of the population. 57 million Americans (over 18%) have some type of disability, and not all disabilities are visually evident.
This negligence is a byproduct of two things: awareness and comprehension. While web accessibility has become a broader topic among the design world, there is still confusion about specific rules. Many resources for web accessibility guidelines are full of code snippets and aren’t made with designers in mind. The accessibility of a product needs to start with design and continue through the product’s lifecycle.