Why & how to communicate your accessibility successes - Episode 26

We spend a lot of time helping organisations plan for improving accessibility, getting their key stakeholders on board, securing budget, and helping them develop Accessibility Centres of Excellence to drive consistent accessibility delivery.But as you do this where you work, once you’ve achieved some of these milestones, how can you ensure your improved accessibility credentials are communicated as a benefit to your organisation, internally and externally?In the last few years, we’ve seen (and driven) a rise in the recognition that accessibility is receiving publicly, in the Press and Awards.So, in this session, we discuss how your organisation can get a piece of this growing interest in how organisations are delivering accessibility, and why communicating about the accessibility work you do could be as important as the work itself.Why communicating your accessibility wins is essential to attract users to use your website, app or toolWhy it’s also essential for gaining continued buy-in from your internal stakeholders, and to encourage your teamHow to create an accessibility comms strategy and plan, leveraging opportunities like GAADHints and tips on how to enter and win awards for accessibility – the key way to gain external recognition for your workThis audio was originally recorded as a webinar.You can access the video recording of the webinar, and its transcript, here: https://www.hassellinclusion.com/webinars/communicating-accessibility-successes/Access it through HiHub. Registering on HiHub will also give you access to recordings of all our past webinars, and keep you updated on upcoming webinars.