Accessibility Bulletin Week 30 – accessibility news around the globe

30 Jul 2021 | Accessibility Bulletin

Adam Turner
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Our weekly roundup of the media’s key articles on the topic of digital accessibility.

UK | Poor website accessibility could be costing your business billions in online sales

New analysis from web hosting providers LCN identified clothing retailer H&M’s homepage as the most accessible UK website for the visually impaired.

https://www.techradar.com/news/poor-website-accessibility-could-be-costing-your-business-billions-in-online-sales

US | Criticisms of “Quick-Fix” Website Accessibility Products Highlighted in New Lawsuit

A recently-filed lawsuit contains a lengthy critical report by a digital accessibility consultant of accessibility issues created by an accessibility widget.

https://www.adatitleiii.com/2021/01/criticisms-of-quick-fix-website-accessibility-products-highlighted-in-new-lawsuit/

NA | The real ROI of making your products more accessible

New predictions indicate that tech companies committing to accessibility will reap a total of$10 billion to $16 billion in annual design spending across the U.S. and Canada.

https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/21/the-real-roi-of-making-your-products-more-accessible/

Setting Up an Accessible Shopify Store

Shopify, the focus of this post, is a rare ecommerce platform that supplies Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates, documents explaining how accessible its product is for users with disabilities

https://www.practicalecommerce.com/setting-up-an-accessible-shopify-store

UK | The web strategies in the new UK Disability Strategies document. 

Part 3, specifically, for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, “[DCMS] will also consider options to tackle the persistently poor accessibility of private sector websites.”

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-disability-strategy