Web accessibility helps people with disabilities perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with websites. It is a legal requirement that all websites be accessible, in order to provide equal access and equal opportunity to people with disabilities, in line with the Equality Act.
There are 1.3 billion registered disabled people globally, so it’s essential to ensure that all Hays websites meet the Web Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.2) against the standardst Single A and Double A.
Web accessibility means that websites, tools, and technologies are designed and developed so that people with disabilities can use them. More specifically, people can perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with the Web. Web accessibility encompasses all disabilities that affect access to the Web, including:
Visual impairment
Hearing
Motor disabilities
Cognitive disabilities
Accessible websites also benefits people without disabilities, for example:
People using mobile phones, smart watches, smart TVs, and other devices with small screens, different input modes, etc.
Older people with changing abilities due to ageing
People with “temporary disabilities” such as a broken arm or lost glasses
People with “situational limitations” such as in bright sunlight or in an environment where they cannot listen to audio
People using a slow Internet connection, or who have limited or expensive bandwidth
