What’s happening:
Leadership has asked an important question: What’s in it for us?
We shouldn’t be surprised — late stage capitalism is often sociopathic in its approach to generating shareholder value, and that type of executive is not interested in inclusion for inclusion’s sake.
As an accessibility professional, our job is to show how inclusion makes sense in quantitative terms.
Direct UX correlations with accessibility
SEO
- Headings
- Alternative text, transcripts
- CC on by default
- Speed
This venn diagram is practically a circle. The concerns and outcomes of
Conversion
- High contrast
- Big buttons
- Stacked forms
- Speed
Fewer bugs
- More robust testing strategy
- Simpler code = less tech debt
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Speed
- Risk reduction
- Engagement