Digital Accessibility ensures that websites, apps, and digital tools are usable by people with disabilities, including visual, auditory, motor, or cognitive impairments. Key principles align with WCAG guidelines and include:
- Perceivable: Text alternatives for images, captions for videos.
- Operable: Keyboard navigation, no time-limited tasks.
- Understandable: Clear language, consistent navigation.
- Robust: Compatibility with assistive technologies (e.g., screen readers).
Mandated by laws like the EN 301 549 (EU) and ADA (U.S.), digital accessibility benefits all users, including those with temporary impairments (e.g., broken arm) or situational limitations (e.g., bright sunlight). Non-compliance risks legal action and excludes 15% of the global population.