Accessibility Matters: Designing Websites Everyone Can Use

Beyond the Screen – Creating Digital Doorways for All In today's hyper-connected world, a website is often the primary gateway to information, services, commerce, and community. It’s the digital front door for businesses, organizations, and creators. We navigate these online spaces daily, often taking for granted the ease with which we click, scroll, type, and consume content. But imagine encountering barriers at that digital doorway – confusing navigation, unreadable text, videos without sound alternatives, or forms impossible to complete using assistive technology. For millions of people worldwide living with disabilities, this isn't a hypothetical scenario; it's a frequent reality online. Web accessibility is the inclusive practice of ensuring that websites, tools, and technologies are designed and developed so that people with disabilities can use them effectively. It's about removing barriers that prevent interaction with, or access to, websites by people whose a...