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Involving users in web accessibility.

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Accessibility is about making your websites
and applications usable by people with disabilities.

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That includes your customers, clients, employees,
students, and others.

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Unfortunately many approach accessibility
just as a checklist.

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This risks missing the real purpose of accessibility
- the user experience.

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Involving people with disabilities throughout
your design and development process

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can be more effective and yield better results:

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designers and developers learn how people with disabilities use the web,

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and understand assistive technologies and adaptive strategies they use;

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the project team is more motivated when
they understand how their work impacts people's lives;

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development is more efficient, and your
products work better for more people,

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with and without disability;

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and your resulting products are more inclusive
and reach a bigger audience,

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have higher customer satisfaction, and demonstrate social responsibility.

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"Involving Users in Web Projects for Better,
Easier Accessibility"

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provides guidance on project planning,

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and throughout the design and development process.

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"Involving Users in Evaluating Web Accessibility"

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provides more specific guidance on the evaluation stage of the process.

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Together these resources help you focus on
accessibility for your website users rather

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than focusing on technical requirements only.

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Web accessibility: essential for some, useful for all.

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For informationon involving users in web accessibility visit w3.org/WAI/involve-users