{"id":35991,"date":"2024-09-27T08:23:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T07:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/?p=35991"},"modified":"2025-05-21T11:07:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T10:07:55","slug":"web-accessibility-statistics-and-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/web-accessibility-statistics-and-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the different web accessibility statistics and trends"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35991\" class=\"elementor elementor-35991\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e91f6a8 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e91f6a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d4d4d1\" data-id=\"3d4d4d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c201e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21c201e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ensuring that websites are accessible to everyone is the right thing to do. But it isn\u2019t just a moral obligation. It\u2019s a legal and business imperative. However, as online services become ever more central to our daily lives, the barriers for those with disabilities show few signs of large-scale improvement.<\/p><p>The following statistics provide an in-depth look into the state of web accessibility today &#8211; highlighting the gaps, legal implications, and the potential for businesses that embrace an inclusive approach. The statistics will be split into the following categories:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"#global-web-accessibility\">Global Web Accessibility<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#legal-landscape-of-web-accessibility\">Legal Landscape of Web Accessibility<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#common-web-accessibility-errors\">Common Web Accessibility Errors<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#industry-specific-web-accessibility-statistics\">Industry-Specific Web Accessibility Statistics<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#consumer-behaviour-and-accessibility\">Consumer Behaviour and Accessibility<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#impact-of-website-accessibility-on-businesses\">The Impact of Website Accessibility on Businesses<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4d1c4d disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4d1c4d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf35ef0\" data-id=\"cf35ef0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c7b088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c7b088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/5-Checker-Website-image-1024x980.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33544\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/5-Checker-Website-image-1024x980.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/5-Checker-Website-image-300x287.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/5-Checker-Website-image-768x735.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/5-Checker-Website-image-1536x1471.png 1536w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/5-Checker-Website-image.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c08555\" data-id=\"1c08555\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9ba897 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9ba897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"color: inherit;text-align: left\">Detect Accessibility issues on your Website<\/h3><p>Finding accessibility issues is now easier than ever. Recite Me offers a free automated scan of your website\u2019s homepage to highlight non-compliance. You&#8217;ll get recommendations on how to fix them, helping to improve your accessibility score.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae5909 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8ae5909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/free-accessibility-check\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Run a Free Accessibility Check Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6991ec disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6991ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"global-web-accessibility\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df43426\" data-id=\"df43426\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc290a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dc290a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Global Web Accessibility Overview<\/h2><ul><li>An estimated 1.3 billion people &#8211; roughly 16% of the global population\/1 in 6 people &#8211; live with some form of disability (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/health-topics\/disability#:~:text=Disability%20is%20part%20of%20being,the%20prevalence%20of%20noncommunicable%20diseases.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Health Organization<\/a>).<\/li><li>Between 70-80% of disabilities are hidden disabilities like visual impairments, hearing impairments, neurodivergent traits like dyslexia, certain forms of autism, and medical conditions like Alzheimer\u2019s disease (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inclusivecitymaker.com\/invisible-disabilities-80-of-disabled-people-are-concerned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inclusive City Maker<\/a>).<\/li><li>62% of adults with a disability own a desktop or laptop computer, and 72% own a smartphone (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2021\/09\/disability-barrier-to-digital-device-ownership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Economic Forum<\/a>).<\/li><li>Disabled people are over 50% more likely to face <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/barriers-to-accessibility\/\">digital access barriers<\/a> than non-disabled people (<a href=\"https:\/\/business.scope.org.uk\/accessibility-and-disability-facts-and-figures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scope<\/a>).<\/li><li>73% of disabled customers experience accessibility barriers on more than a quarter of websites they visit (<a href=\"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/the-purple-pound-infographic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We Are Purple<\/a>).<\/li><li>The global spending power of people with disabilities and their families is an estimated $13 trillion (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevaluable500.com\/press-release\/the-valuable-500-releases-new-data-on-global-accessibility-awareness-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Valuable 500<\/a>).\u00a0<\/li><li>Less than 10% of businesses have a targeted plan to access the disability market (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independentliving.co.uk\/industry-news\/purple-tuesday\/?replytocom=27220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent Living<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3da201f disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3da201f\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"legal-landscape-of-web-accessibility\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8336f42\" data-id=\"8336f42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0758d57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0758d57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The Legal Landscape of Web Accessibility<\/h2><ul><li>Most nations have laws based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/understanding-the-web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag\/\">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)<\/a> prohibiting businesses from discriminating against people with disabilities (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boia.org\/blog\/international-web-accessibility-laws-an-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bureau of Internet Accessibility<\/a>).<\/li><li>95.9% of home pages have detected WCAG failures (<a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/projects\/million\/#:~:text=95.9%25%20of%20home%20pages%20had%20detected%20WCAG%202%20failures.&amp;text=These%20are%20only%20automatically%20detected,AA%20conformance%20was%20certainly%20lower.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebAim<\/a>).<\/li><li>Over 90% of websites don\u2019t meet basic WCAG Level AA compliance (<a href=\"https:\/\/abilitynet.org.uk\/news-blogs\/inaccessible-websites-keep-disabled-people-out-work-abilitynet-tells-government-taskforce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AbilityNet<\/a>).<\/li><li>77% of web accessibility court cases involve small online merchants with annual revenue under 20 million (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agilitypr.com\/pr-news\/public-relations\/web-accessibility-lawsuits-pose-threat-to-uk-e-commerce-6-mistakes-and-solutions-here\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agility PR<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-149b352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"149b352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"common-web-accessibility-errors\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Common Web Accessibility Errors<\/h2><ul><li>Across a sample of one million home pages, there are an average of 56.8 accessibility errors per page (<a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/projects\/million\/#intro:~:text=Across%20the%20one%20million%20home%20pages%2C%2056%2C791%2C260%20distinct%20accessibility%20errors%20were%20detected%E2%80%94an%20average%20of%2056.8%20errors%20per%20page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebAim<\/a>).<\/li><li>81% of website home pages have low-contrast text (<a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/projects\/million\/#:~:text=Home%20pages%20with%20most%20common%20WCAG%202%20failures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebAim<\/a>).<\/li><li>54.5% of website home pages have missing alternative text for images (<a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/projects\/million\/#:~:text=Home%20pages%20with%20most%20common%20WCAG%202%20failures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebAim<\/a>).<\/li><li>48.6% of website home pages have missing form input labels (<a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/projects\/million\/#:~:text=Home%20pages%20with%20most%20common%20WCAG%202%20failures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebAim<\/a>).<\/li><li>44.6% of website home pages have empty links (<a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/projects\/million\/#:~:text=Home%20pages%20with%20most%20common%20WCAG%202%20failures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebAim<\/a>).<\/li><li>28.2% of website home pages have empty buttons (<a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/projects\/million\/#:~:text=Home%20pages%20with%20most%20common%20WCAG%202%20failures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebAim<\/a>).<\/li><li>17.1% of website home pages have missing document language (<a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/projects\/million\/#:~:text=Home%20pages%20with%20most%20common%20WCAG%202%20failures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebAim<\/a>).<\/li><li>96.4% of all website accessibility errors fall into the six categories listed above (<a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/projects\/million\/#:~:text=Home%20pages%20with%20most%20common%20WCAG%202%20failures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebAim<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e908b3\" data-id=\"8e908b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717199d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"717199d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/Top-10-Web-Accessibility-Best-Practices-Header-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34189\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/Top-10-Web-Accessibility-Best-Practices-Header-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/Top-10-Web-Accessibility-Best-Practices-Header-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/Top-10-Web-Accessibility-Best-Practices-Header-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/Top-10-Web-Accessibility-Best-Practices-Header-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/Top-10-Web-Accessibility-Best-Practices-Header.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-547ce3c disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"547ce3c\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"industry-specific-web-accessibility-statistics\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aaf3cc7\" data-id=\"aaf3cc7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-944958d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"944958d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Industry-Specific Web Accessibility Statistics<\/h2><ul><li>The website categories with the most accessibility errors per page are sports, retail, fashion, and real estate (<a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/projects\/million\/#:~:text=average%20home%20page.-,Category,Avg.%20%23%20of%20errors,-%25%20difference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebAim<\/a>).<\/li><li>70% of government, news, and e-commerce websites are inaccessible to individuals with visual impairments (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deque.com\/blog\/research-shows-internet-is-unavailable-to-blind-users\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nucleus Research<\/a>).<\/li><li>94% of the world\u2019s largest e-commerce sites are not accessibility compliant (<a href=\"https:\/\/baymard.com\/blog\/accessibility-benchmark-launch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baynard<\/a>).<\/li><li>Less than 30% of insurance websites have reliable or meaningful KPIs for accessibility (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dig-in.com\/opinion\/why-insurers-should-lead-in-digital-accessibility-for-people-with-disabilities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital Insurance<\/a>).<\/li><li>Only 22% of non-profit sites ensure their website content is accessible to people with visual and hearing disabilities (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nptechforgood.com\/2021\/03\/31\/data-11-must-know-stats-about-nonprofit-websites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nonprofit Tech for Good<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33c9902 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33c9902\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"consumer-behaviour-and-accessibility\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70598fe\" data-id=\"70598fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad74c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ad74c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Making-the-Business-Case-for-Accessibility-Header-copy-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35295\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Making-the-Business-Case-for-Accessibility-Header-copy-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Making-the-Business-Case-for-Accessibility-Header-copy-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Making-the-Business-Case-for-Accessibility-Header-copy-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Making-the-Business-Case-for-Accessibility-Header-copy-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Making-the-Business-Case-for-Accessibility-Header-copy.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac73dd0\" data-id=\"ac73dd0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-106379c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"106379c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Consumer Behaviour and Accessibility<\/h2><ul><li>As few as 3% of people have access to the assistive technology they need to access online content (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/assistive-technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Health Organization<\/a>).<\/li><li>42% of people decide whether they\u2019ll stay or leave a website within 10 seconds (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/brc\/article\/accesssibility-impacts-conversions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PayPal<\/a>).<\/li><li>83% of people limit their shopping to sites that they know are accessible (<a href=\"https:\/\/business.scope.org.uk\/accessibility-and-disability-facts-and-figures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scope<\/a>).<\/li><li>71% of people with access needs leave a site they find hard to use (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickawaypound.com\/downloads\/cap19final0502.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ClickAway Pound<\/a>).<\/li><li>For 75% of people, ease of use is more important than price (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickawaypound.com\/downloads\/cap19final0502.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ClickAway Pound<\/a>).<\/li><li>42.3% of users with access needs believe web content accessibility has not changed in the last year. 18.5% think it has become less accessible (<a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/projects\/screenreadersurvey9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebAim<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0f97ef elementor-widget 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rel=\"noopener\">Forrester Research<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bf6454 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bf6454\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9380db\" data-id=\"b9380db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83daa86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83daa86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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However, it\u2019s also the smart thing to do and something you must do, because businesses that neglect web accessibility expose themselves to significant revenue losses, legal risk, and reputational damage.<\/p><p>The key takeaway here? Building an accessible website is non-negotiable. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c11e42 disable-default elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c11e42\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0c900e\" data-id=\"e0c900e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3319f95 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3319f95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Rocket-CTA-icon-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-35219\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Rocket-CTA-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Rocket-CTA-icon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Rocket-CTA-icon.png 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-643a8f6\" data-id=\"643a8f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec06e9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ec06e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color: inherit;text-align: left\">Start Working on Your Web Accessibility Strategy Today<\/h2><p>Recite Me is able to support businesses of every type in all locations with an innovative suite of on-demand digital accessibility software, tools, and resources:<\/p><ul><li>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/product\/website-accessibility-checker\/\">Accessibility Checker<\/a> runs 396 separate scans, identifies WCAG non-compliance issues, and generates a prioritized fix queue for effective resolution.<\/li><li>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/product\/assistive-toolbar\/\">Accessibility Toolbar<\/a> allows website visitors with varied needs and preferences to customize your website for ease of navigation and comprehension.<\/li><li>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/product\/accessibility-training\/\">free website accessibility training courses<\/a> provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practices of digital accessibility.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07e01cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"07e01cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07ee703 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07ee703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/contact\">Contact our team<\/a> today for more information and get started on your web accessibility strategy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to learn more about the accessibility space through numbers? 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