Website accessibility is a necessity in an age where the internet plays a crucial role in providing information, services, and opportunities. But what does digital accessibility really mean for the user? What can your arts organisation do to improve accessibility for your audiences?

Trustee at Colchester Arts and technology accessibility advisor Catherine Turner shares her personal experiences as a disabled person trying to work with less than ideal accessible technology.

Catherine is also a Web and App Accessibility Advisor, helping developers understand the human impact of technical decisions. She has been the lead consultant for Ticketsolve on their web accessibility project and has supported the system in achieving the goal of reaching the benchmarking required of WCAG 2.1/ AA compliance.

In this episode, she takes us through the evolution of digital accessibility and how arts and cultural organisations should approach website accessibility. Her key takeaway? Don't just implement accessibility for the sake of it - get real users involved. When you work with the people who will ultimately benefit from accessibility improvements you empower those groups and get an end result that works infinitely better for their needs, creating inclusive spaces for all.

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A big thank you to Catherine Turner for her invaluable insight and guidance. https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-turner-0a09a68/?originalSubdomain=uk

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