The Benefits of Document Accessibility: Enhancing User Experience and Compliance

In a recent article, I outlined how you can ensure compliance with The Equality Act 2010 and Public Sector Equality Duty. The article provided general guidance on accessibility for digital content. In this article I concentrate solely on the benefits of document accessibility and how this enhances both user experience, audience reach and legal compliance.

As we know, making your documents accessible is a legal requirement in the UK, under The Equality Act 2010. In particular, that means ensuring that your documents are accessible to disabled people. With that in mind, this article explores the benefits of document accessibility, outlines techniques you can use to make your documents more accessible and demonstrates how this helps your digital content to reach a wider audience.…