Accessibility and Commerce

QUESTION: Can anyone provide a reliable statistical resource that
explains the commercial benefits from overcoming issues of accessibility?

BACKGROUND: Webdesign is both a commercial trade and a non-commercial
activity. Issues of accessibility appear to be, at least, in part a moral
issue. Wherever morality and commerce are at odds a professional code of
ethics generally emerges.

Roddy :smile;

This isn't a statistical resource, but it shows what can happen when e-com
sites fail to be user friendly.

Web Accessibility Class Action Lawsuit
http://alt-web.blogspot.com/2007/10/web-accessibility-class-action-case.html



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Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists
www.alt-web.com/

[Q]This isn't a statistical resource, but it shows what can happen when e-com
sites fail to be user friendly.[/Q]

What we can learn from this is that large commercial enterprises and small
enterprises with enemies must be careful in the state of California and perhaps
elsewhere. People such as myself who design for a non-commercial site have
nothing to fear and can rely on others to help those with problems of
accessibility.

Of course, this only covers one aspect of accessibility, and the case that you
cited has yet to be decided.

Thank you for your valuable input.

Roddy :smile;

<People such as myself who design for a non-commercial site have
nothing to fear and can rely on others to help those with problems of
accessibility.>

You shouldn't assume this. It's up to YOU as a responsible site owner / web
designer to ensure that basic Web Content Accessibility Guidelines are in
place. Incidentally, WCAGs are not hard to implement and are in fact quite
beneficial. Here's why:

Can Better Web Accessibility Mean Better Search Ranking?

http://alt-web.blogspot.com/2007/07/can-better-web-accessibility-mean.html


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Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists
www.alt-web.com/
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www.alt-web.blogspot.com/