Reasons for Inaccessibility Description

In a survey of 2400 people who use screen readers, 43% of all users reported that they believed a lack of awareness of web accessibility issues is the primary reason developers do not create accessible web sites, up from 38% in 2009. The other contributing factors, in order, are:

  • lack of web accessibility skills, 26%
  • fear that accessibility will affect the look or feel of the site, 20%
  • lack of budget or resources to make it accessible, 10% 

 

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