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Equalweb adapts websites to make them more accessible to people with disabilities
September 2, 2020
About 45 million people have some limitation on internet access —and the problem is not in the lack of broadband. They are people with some disability, especially visual or auditory, who need some help to surf the internet. But although Brazilian legislation requires websites to be inclusive, 99% of sites in Brazil have some barrier that makes navigation difficult, according to a study by the Web for All movement.
About 45 million people have some limitation on internet access —and the problem is not in the lack of broadband. They are people with some disability, especially visual or auditory, who need some help to surf the internet. But although Brazilian legislation requires websites to be inclusive, 99% of sites in Brazil have some barrier that makes navigation difficult, according to a study by the Web for All movement.
—Society is undergoing a digital transformation in this pandemic, but an important portion of society cannot be left out," says Andrea Schwarz, CEO of iigual, a traditional inclusion and diversity consultancy for the labor market, and which is bringing to Brazil the technology of Equalweb, an Israeli startup of accessibility solution for websites. In the U.S., a country of the lawsuit industry, sites with accessibility limitations are in the crosshairs of individuals or civil rights associations.. Last year, singer Beyonce was sued by a visually impaired woman for violating U.S. accessibility legislation because the Beyonce.com website had no tools for people with acute vision loss. The number of such lawsuits increased by 12% last year.
Equalweb is a cloud-based technology that works in an automated manner without interfering with the structure of the site. Features allow you to adapt the site to different types of disability and include font size, voice command, text reader, image description and color customization. Equalweb was founded six years ago and was recently selected by Microsoft in Israel for an artificial intelligence startup acceleration program for good. The technology is present on 10,000 websites in 35 languages. In Brazil, the first clients include Unisuam College. And Andrea is in advanced negotiations with a big bank.
In preparation for the release of WCAG 2.2 in December 2022, EqualWeb has already updated its web accessibility technology to meet the new guidelines, ensuring its clients are ready in advance for future requirements and regulations.
Web accessibility certification is used for internal legal purposes to expound on the remediation process the website has undergone.
In a web accessibility certificate, also known as a certificate of performance, you will receive verification of the standards the website was remediated against, a list of the accessibility modifications that the web accessibility solution provider performed on the website, and the accessibility functions that exist on the website and may be used by visitors.
Note: a web accessibility certification should not be confused with an accessibility statement, which is required to feature on a website in accordance with the law. While similar, the accessibility statement is more of a general summary of the accessibility enhancements that feature on the website, although there are some functions that overlap between the two.
