Make accessibility work for you.

What is accessibility?

A Latinx (invisibly) disabled woman talking and walking alongside her friend, an Asian disabled woman wearing compression gloves and driving a lightweight electric mobility scooter
 

Accessibility is not a destination; it is a commitment to ensuring all customers can fully and independently use your services, navigate your space (whether digital or physical), and be treated with respect.

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Here’s why you should commit to accessibility:

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Invite new ideas.

Disabled people constantly have to navigate access barriers, making us incredibly creative, adaptable people. These are excellent employee strengths, and also desirable consumer attributes for companies testing new products or services.

Five disabled people of color with canes, prosthetic legs, and a wheelchair sit on a rooftop deck, laughing and sharing stories. Greenery and city high-rises are visible in the background.

Attract more customers.

1 in 5 Americans live with some sort of disability (CDC). By making your business accessible, you will not only attract more customers with disabilities, but the friends, family, and colleagues they bring along to check out your business.

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See improved finances.

The disabled community in the US has an estimated $175 billion in disposable income, which inaccessible businesses lose out on. Additionally, companies that hire disabled job candidates earn 28% higher revenue and 2x the net income of companies with no disabled employees (Accenture Research).

Let’s do this together.