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According to Oxford Languages, accessibility is “the quality of being easily reached, entered, or used by people who have a disability.”
“The quality of being able to be reached or entered. The quality of being easy to obtain or use. The quality of being easily understood or appreciated.” – Oxford Languages
Accessibility impacts everyone in an organization, but can have the greatest benefit for:
✔️ Individuals with disabilities
✔️ Neurodivergent individuals
✔️ Veterans
“The basic concept of workplace accessibility is ensuring every employee, regardless of ability, has easy and equitable access within the workplace. Accessibility refers to not only physical accommodations such as wheelchair ramps and accessible bathrooms but encompasses digital accessibility, employment opportunities, inclusion and more.” – Indeed
“In most cases, the median one-time coast of accommodations is only $500, but strong inclusion, diversity and inclusion practices are associated with double the net income of other companies.” – Indeed
“Sixty percent of respondents say they missed out on workplace event or meeting due to a lack of accessibility. Thirty-eight percent say they have been unable to attend a work event in their workplace, due to a lack of accessibility. An additional 26% say they have been unable to socialize outside of the workplace with colleagues due to a lack of accessibility at the chosen venue. The common barriers have been inaccessible restrooms and lack of breaks in the agenda.” – Deloitte
“Nearly half (48%) of respondents that work from home at least some of the time say that their home is more accessible than their employer’s premises. Those that can work from home cite many benefits, including making work easier to get done (57%), reducing threats to their health (55%), providing direct access to care within the home (46%), and reducing discrimination and harassment concerns (29%).” – Deloitte
“The average number of detectable accessibility errors per website homepage is 50.8. The most common mistakes are low-contrast text, missing alternative text for images, empty links, missing from input labels, and empty buttons.” – Accessibly App
“Non-disabled people are nearly three times more likely than disable people to be employed.” – Insight Global
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