Advocating for accessibility is a vital part of the process. Individuals that may not understand how much of an impact accessible websites have on such a large amount of people. Here is some advice for discussing accessibility in various situations.
Advocating at Work
Whether you work for a company that makes websites or a company that has a website there are a few strong points you can make to convince people of the importance of website accessibility.
More individuals are impacted by needing accessible websites than you think, the growing elderly population is in need of more accessible websites, those with ADHD or dyslexia need certain accommodations, and people experience situational accessibility issues such as having a broken arm or a concussion that will need to interact with a website differently than they would under normal circumstances.
If you want to ever create something for the government it will be required of you to create something complying with high accessibility standards.
It is the socially responsible thing to do, in a social climate where social responsibility is an important factor in business, creating a welcoming website for all is important.
Search Engine Optimization has been proven to be improved by the practices of accessibility.
Advocating to Companies
If you are an individual who wants to reach out to a company about how their site is not accessibility friendly the same responses as to advocate for work apply. If you yourself experience issues, explain those issues to them. At times it is hard for individuals to understand what accessibility issues others may experience.
Advocating in Creative Community
Again the above reasons can be applied here. Adding to the importance of social responsibility as a creative is one that is important. Paving the way to make accessibility the norm is something that is great for accessibility. As well, creatives adapting accessibility on their own is a great way for them to set themselves apart from others in the field.
