AccessiBe

WEB ACCESSIBILITY FOR BLIND USERS

Assistive tech and screen-reader  optimization for blind users

Blind users use screen readers to verbally dictate what is on the screen. Most websites lack alternative text for images and ARIA attributes for content and behavior-related adjustments that screen readers rely on.

How accessiBe overcomes the challenge

accessiBe uses machine learning to scan, analyze, and interpret every element on the page the same way sighted users do. Then, it uses ARIA attributes and various behavior adjustments to provide full context to screen readers. This allows blind users to navigate and browse through sites accurately.

Dropdown menus, forms, popups, icons, and buttons are all included in the process. Additionally, it uses computer vision to provide accurate descriptions of images.

"I've heard about you guys in the past, I've used some of your websites. The websites I've checked out that your platform works on are accessible to me. Frankly, that is the first thing that came up when I searched for a partner. I saw no flaws and I thought I'd reach out." - Dr. Hoby Wedler

WEB ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE MOTOR IMPAIRED

Keyboard-navigation  optimization for the motor impaired

When it comes to websites, physical and motor impairments are defined by the inability to use a mouse. Luckily, a keyboard can do everything a mouse can do and more.

Unfortunately, most websites are not optimized for keyboard navigation, leaving people with motor impairments excluded from certain website elements.

How accessiBe overcomes the challenge

accessiBe makes websites completely navigable by keyboard. This is accomplished with our contextual understanding AI engine that makes the necessary adjustments throughout the website's code. People with motor impairments can use the keys to do everything from closing popups and forms to opening drop downs and menus.

"I have been searching for a website accessibility solution to mitigate legal risks and, most importantly, make your website truly accessible. After testing accessiBe myself, I knew I had found the answer."
- Nathan Yates

WEB ACCESSIBILITY FOR COGNITIVE DISORDERS

Comprehension adjustments for people with cognitive disorders

People with cognitive impairments have certain limitations in mental functionalities that can affect the way in which website content is perceived and understood. For example, slang and abbreviations can be very confusing for people with cognitive disabilities.

Without the proper context or orientation adjustments, the context may be misunderstood and lead to incorrect actions.

How accessiBe overcomes the challenge

In order for people with cognitive disabilities to gain proper context of a website’s content and elements, accessiBe’s accessibility interface includes a built-in dictionary for quick definitions and references.

For orientation and focus-related needs, the interface allows users to activate adjustments that highlight important links and elements. In addition, the ‘Cognitive Disabilities’ Profile can be chosen to activate all of these adjustments simultaneously.

"In terms of being autistic, there are 5 key features with accessiBe that really help me. The first one is highlight titles, the second highlight links, the third is text magnifier, the fourth is hide images, and the fifth highlight focus.." - Callum Gamble

SEIZURE-SAFE ADJUSTMENTS FOR EPILEPTIC USERS

Stop flashing animations to prevent epileptic seizures

The internet is filled with blinking and flashing animations and GIFs that are dangerous for people with photo-sensitive epilepsy. Many of the users will avoid pages and content for fear of triggering a seizure.

How accessiBe overcomes the challenge

Within the accessibility interface, epileptic users can easily find a 'Seizure Safe' profile which will simultaneously freeze any and all flashing GIFs, animations, videos, or patterns that could trigger people with photo-sensitive epilepsy. Individual adjustments exist as well for singular modifications.

Black Friday and other promotional flashing banners are designed to grab our attention towards a sale or some piece of news. For epileptics, this is a health risk.

" It’s really exciting to see the scope of what accessiBe offers, both from the perspective of someone with additional needs and as an advocate for disability. Knowing that the internet is safer for Epileptics like myself is a great feeling and I can’t wait to see how accessibility technology develops in the future." - Susanna Fantoni

WEB ACCESSIBILITY TO THE VISION IMPAIRED

UI  and design adjustments for the vision impaired

Websites come in many shades, colors, and sizes. For people with visual impairments, the wrong color combination or font size/shape can make it hard for them to see your website’s content. Common visual impairments include blurred vision, color blindness, and glaucoma.

How accessiBe overcomes the challenge

With accessWidget’s accessibility interface, users can adjust the design and UI of the site according to their specific needs. Adjustments include content adjustments such as scaling, sizing, and spacing of text, color adjustments such as saturation and contrast, and orientation adjustments such as enlarged cursor and emphasized titles.

Users can change text's scaling, sizing, and spacing without losing content or usability, alter fonts and change contrast and color combinations. Moreover, they can also enlarge the cursor, emphasize titles and links, add mouse framing to elements, and much more.

" This really helps me, because not being able to press a button due to a small icon’s size is probably the most frustrating thing ever." - Becca Lefanowicz

WEB ACCESSIBILITY TO THE HEARING IMPAIRED

Closed  captions  for the hearing impaired

Website owners and marketers often prefer to deliver visuals in the form of video. While this is a great form of engagement, hearing-impaired users aren't able to understand what the video is about unless it incorporates closed captions.

How accessiBe overcomes the challenge

accessiBe has a dedicated team of experts that provide not only closed-captions for videos but also sign language interpreters. Captioning projects are provided on-demand and per video and usually take a few days to turnaround.

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As a person who is deaf, I find every day to be a struggle when it comes to understanding what’s going on beside me. I welcome very much a simple and straightforward solution that can help our community understand web content better."
- Nathaniel Becksz