Frequently asked questions
- Why each business needs to care of accessibility?
- What is overall accessibility statistics?
- Who needs accessible website?
- What about digital lawsuits?
Why each business needs to care of accessibility?
Business owners were asked to choose 3 reasons why their organisation is addressing accessibility. Here’s the result.
77% | including people with disabilities | |
61.7% | providing the best UX for all users | |
61.3% | complying with laws | |
35.8% | avoiding lawsuits (or OCR complaints) |
What is overall accessibility statistics?
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 4 adults in the US has a disability, including impairments with vision, hearing, mobility, and cognition.One billion people, or 15% of the world’s population, experience some form of disability Disability Statistics in the United States
of people in the US ( 48 million people) report some degree of hearing loss, and 29 million of them could benefit from using hearing aids.
of people in the US (7 million people) report having a visual disability, and 1 million people in the US are legally blind.
of people in the US (39 million people) have difficulties with their physical functioning.
Who needs accessible website?
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Visual impairments
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Screen-reader users
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Motor impairments
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Hearing impairments
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Speech and communication impairments
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Cognitive impairments
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Specific learning disabilities
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Seizure disorders
What about digital lawsuits?
Years | |||||
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
Lawsuits Count | 814 | 2314 | 2890 | 3503 | 4055 |
98% of plaintiffs win ADA lawsuits
3 main documents regulating WEB accessibility:
- ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
- DIRECTIVE (EU) 2019/882
- WCAG 2.1 (recommendations of W3C) Compliance