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The internet was designed to be used by everyone, and it is a vital element of a webmaster’s role to ensure that is the case.

Accessibility Should Be a Vital Consideration in Web Design

Software upgrades, SEO updates, security checks, and server tests are just a few of the tasks that mean a webmaster’s job is never done. Going forward, accessibility best practices will be another vital factor to add to that to-do list.

Overlaps already exist between accessibility best practices and search engine ranking signals, so incorporating website accessibility into design and update processes will be a required step in boosting your website’s ranking, traffic, and conversions.

Why Should Digital Inclusion be a Priority for Webmasters?

Consumer Demand

According to Google, 63% of all shopping journeys start online. Making your website accessible caters to this demand.

User Experience

Research shows that poor usability and accessibility forces end-users to click away from websites.

Google Best Practices

Google is increasingly favoring websites that follow accessibility guidelines as trusted sources.

Online Accessibility Guide for Webmasters

It’s the responsibility of a website manager to create an accessible website. Download our guide to find out how to build an inclusive website and the benefits that can be unlocked when you embed inclusion and accessibility into your website.

Customers

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"Visit Jacksonville works daily to improve accessibility for everyone. We had been looking for a better solution for visitors accessing our website when we found Recite Me. We immediately knew we found the perfect partner to help us share Jacksonville with all of our potential customers, no matter their abilities."

Katie Mitura

Chief Marketing Officer, Visit Jacksonville

"Visit Jacksonville works daily to improve accessibility for everyone. We had been looking for a better solution for visitors accessing our website when we found Recite Me. We immediately knew we found the perfect partner to help us share Jacksonville with all of our potential customers, no matter their abilities."

Katie Mitura

Chief Marketing Officer, Visit Jacksonville

“We are excited to further our mission to prioritize customer experience. FlyMemphis.com users can now customize their digital experience while visiting the airport’s website with a wide range of Recite Me accessibility and language support tools.”

Terry Blue

President and Chief Executive Officer, Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority

“We are excited to further our mission to prioritize customer experience. FlyMemphis.com users can now customize their digital experience while visiting the airport’s website with a wide range of Recite Me accessibility and language support tools.”

Terry Blue

President and Chief Executive Officer, Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority

“Providing an accessible customer experience is a top priority at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY). With the Recite Me toolbar on our website, we are able to continue that mission of inclusivity in the digital space with screen reading functionality, reading aids, and a live translation feature. These tools help us improve our communication with passengers and the local community by reducing barriers to accessing important information.”

Kevin Dolliole

Director of Aviation, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

“Providing an accessible customer experience is a top priority at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY). With the Recite Me toolbar on our website, we are able to continue that mission of inclusivity in the digital space with screen reading functionality, reading aids, and a live translation feature. These tools help us improve our communication with passengers and the local community by reducing barriers to accessing important information.”

Kevin Dolliole

Director of Aviation, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

“We're a small library but we have always strived to make our library accessible to every member of our community. Recite Me has played a key role in that effort. It is affordable even for a library of our size and easy enough to use that even those less comfortable with technology shouldn't have a problem.”

Rhiannon Leo-Jameson

Director, NorthEast-Millerton Library

“We're a small library but we have always strived to make our library accessible to every member of our community. Recite Me has played a key role in that effort. It is affordable even for a library of our size and easy enough to use that even those less comfortable with technology shouldn't have a problem.”

Rhiannon Leo-Jameson

Director, NorthEast-Millerton Library

“Meeting with the Recite Me team really opened our eyes to the variety of issues people struggle with when trying to get information online. After seeing a demo of the platform, we were sold. We evaluated other web accessibility services during our decision-making process, but none of them were as comprehensive or user friendly as Recite Me. For us, the language translation feature was a game changer. Seeing it work is like magic. We are very excited to make our website and resources available to more people in our community.”

Kristi Birkeland

President/CEO, United Way of Whatcom County

“Meeting with the Recite Me team really opened our eyes to the variety of issues people struggle with when trying to get information online. After seeing a demo of the platform, we were sold. We evaluated other web accessibility services during our decision-making process, but none of them were as comprehensive or user friendly as Recite Me. For us, the language translation feature was a game changer. Seeing it work is like magic. We are very excited to make our website and resources available to more people in our community.”

Kristi Birkeland

President/CEO, United Way of Whatcom County

“Here at Beacon of Hope Crisis Center, accessibility is extremely important to us. We are committed to ensuring all clients can access information and services in a way that best meets their individual needs. Access has been at the forefront of our business development plan in 2022, so we are incredibly proud to be able to provide Recite Me's innovative assistive technology across our website.”

Sandra Ziebold

Chief Executive Officer, Beacon of Hope Crisis Center

“Here at Beacon of Hope Crisis Center, accessibility is extremely important to us. We are committed to ensuring all clients can access information and services in a way that best meets their individual needs. Access has been at the forefront of our business development plan in 2022, so we are incredibly proud to be able to provide Recite Me's innovative assistive technology across our website.”

Sandra Ziebold

Chief Executive Officer, Beacon of Hope Crisis Center

"Staffmark Group’s commitment to belonging has reached new heights as we remove accessibility barriers and offer an inclusive experience for all our website visitors with the addition of Recite Me’s tools. As part of our diversity and inclusion strategy, we believe that accessibility is a necessity and a right for all, and now visitors to all nine Staffmark Group websites can access a wide range of accessibility and language support tools to customize their digital experience through Recite Me assistive technology. We’re excited that our users can now customize our sites in a way that provides them information in an inclusive manner. "

Ashley Oliver

Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Staffmark Group

"Staffmark Group’s commitment to belonging has reached new heights as we remove accessibility barriers and offer an inclusive experience for all our website visitors with the addition of Recite Me’s tools. As part of our diversity and inclusion strategy, we believe that accessibility is a necessity and a right for all, and now visitors to all nine Staffmark Group websites can access a wide range of accessibility and language support tools to customize their digital experience through Recite Me assistive technology. We’re excited that our users can now customize our sites in a way that provides them information in an inclusive manner. "

Ashley Oliver

Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Staffmark Group

"hyrUP is deeply committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, AND accessibility. This includes our clients, customers, contractors, and employees. As part of this commitment, we are proud of our partnership with Recite Me, an innovative cloud-based software that lets visitors view and use our website in a way that works best for them. Accessibility continues to be a huge obstacle for people with disabilities. hyrUP is committed to supporting the one in four people in the US who have a disability, including those with common conditions like sight loss and dyslexia, by ensuring they can access our website in the way that suits them best. When all of our stakeholders have access to information, resources, and opportunities, we widen the net of exceptional candidates for our clients and level the playing field for anyone who seeks to advance their career."

George Graves

Founder & Managing Partner, hyrUP

"hyrUP is deeply committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, AND accessibility. This includes our clients, customers, contractors, and employees. As part of this commitment, we are proud of our partnership with Recite Me, an innovative cloud-based software that lets visitors view and use our website in a way that works best for them. Accessibility continues to be a huge obstacle for people with disabilities. hyrUP is committed to supporting the one in four people in the US who have a disability, including those with common conditions like sight loss and dyslexia, by ensuring they can access our website in the way that suits them best. When all of our stakeholders have access to information, resources, and opportunities, we widen the net of exceptional candidates for our clients and level the playing field for anyone who seeks to advance their career."

George Graves

Founder & Managing Partner, hyrUP

“The American Humanist Association advocates for humanist values and works toward a more just and equitable future for all. To do so, it is vital that our outreach and programs are as inclusive and accessible as possible and honor our commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. This extends to our web presence and the resources available there, ensuring that everyone, including those with disabilities or those whose primary language is not English, is able to comfortably utilize our website and participate in our online community. The AHA is proud to be able to better support more people of differing needs in partnership with Recite Me.”

Nadya Dutchin

Executive Director, American Humanist Association

“The American Humanist Association advocates for humanist values and works toward a more just and equitable future for all. To do so, it is vital that our outreach and programs are as inclusive and accessible as possible and honor our commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. This extends to our web presence and the resources available there, ensuring that everyone, including those with disabilities or those whose primary language is not English, is able to comfortably utilize our website and participate in our online community. The AHA is proud to be able to better support more people of differing needs in partnership with Recite Me.”

Nadya Dutchin

Executive Director, American Humanist Association

"Our mission is to maximize the potential of our clients. We have specifically designed Clinics with environmental supports to help our clients learn new skills and reduce challenging behaviors safely. Our mission extends beyond our clients to anyone that needs additional support with accessing information about TBH's services. All of us at Trumpet Behavioral Health are proud to support and serve all individuals seeking our services by increasing the accessibility of our website in partnership with Recite Me. "

Josh Sleeper

Chief Operating Officer, Trumpet Behavioral Health

"Our mission is to maximize the potential of our clients. We have specifically designed Clinics with environmental supports to help our clients learn new skills and reduce challenging behaviors safely. Our mission extends beyond our clients to anyone that needs additional support with accessing information about TBH's services. All of us at Trumpet Behavioral Health are proud to support and serve all individuals seeking our services by increasing the accessibility of our website in partnership with Recite Me. "

Josh Sleeper

Chief Operating Officer, Trumpet Behavioral Health

"The ABCA’s goal is to involve as many baseball coaches from as many backgrounds and communities as possible. After seeing the functionality of the Recite Me assistive toolbar, as well as how simple it was to implement on our website, it was a no-brainer to offer these features to our members. Having more than 13,000 member coaches and understanding that more than 20% of the general population may benefit from this technology, we are extremely happy to make our website experience better for those who will use the accessibility features."

Jon Litchfield

Deputy Executive Director, ABCA

"The ABCA’s goal is to involve as many baseball coaches from as many backgrounds and communities as possible. After seeing the functionality of the Recite Me assistive toolbar, as well as how simple it was to implement on our website, it was a no-brainer to offer these features to our members. Having more than 13,000 member coaches and understanding that more than 20% of the general population may benefit from this technology, we are extremely happy to make our website experience better for those who will use the accessibility features."

Jon Litchfield

Deputy Executive Director, ABCA

"CancerCare offers free support to anyone in the United States affected by cancer. In the same spirit, the Recite Me toolbar helps our website be accessible to the largest audience. All of our lives are touched by cancer at some point, and it can be an overwhelming and isolating experience. We hope that providing a more inclusive online experience will allow as many people as possible to connect with the support and resources they need and deserve during their cancer experience. "

Christine Verini

Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, CancerCare

"CancerCare offers free support to anyone in the United States affected by cancer. In the same spirit, the Recite Me toolbar helps our website be accessible to the largest audience. All of our lives are touched by cancer at some point, and it can be an overwhelming and isolating experience. We hope that providing a more inclusive online experience will allow as many people as possible to connect with the support and resources they need and deserve during their cancer experience. "

Christine Verini

Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, CancerCare

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