{"id":2686,"date":"2026-09-30T13:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/digitalcorps\/?p=2686"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:47:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:47:42","slug":"accessibility-benefits-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/digitalcorps\/2026\/09\/30\/accessibility-benefits-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility Benefits All"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">You\u2019ve probably heard the term \u201caccessibility\u201d before, but you may not be entirely sure what it looks like in practice. Maybe you know that elevators and ramps are part of making a building accessible, but did you know that <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">digital <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">accessibility is an important concept too?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cAccessibility in any form is like making things usable and workable for as many people as possible,\u201d Dr. Caleb Green, Digital Corps training and accessibility coordinator, said. \u201cSo in the digital context, it&#8217;s about making digital resources usable for people in as many ways and as many forms as possible.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For example, one way that images can be made accessible to low-visibility users is through the use of alt text, which describes an image so that a screen reader can tell the user what the image is of without them having to see it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cEspecially here at a university, we want to make sure that everybody has access to information,\u201d Green said. \u201cUniversities run on documents and information and things that are shared amongst different people. Has it really been shared if it&#8217;s being shared with a person and they don&#8217;t have the ability to perceive or understand it? So we just want to make sure that we&#8217;re making things as accessible by as many different people as possible.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">But accessibility doesn\u2019t only benefit people with disabilities; all of society benefits when our online landscape is more accessible. People sharing messages benefit when they do so accessibly, as everyone is able to see and engage with their message. When people with disabilities are actively involved in online messaging and discourse, more perspectives, ideas, and points of view are shared.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Additionally, Green described the \u201ccurb cut effect,\u201d where an alteration designed to make something more accessible for people with disabilities benefits the community at large. With the example of curb cuts, which are slopes that connect the road\/crosswalk to the sidewalk, wheelchair users benefit, but so do bicyclists and anyone who has use of their feet. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cCaptions are a great example [of the curb cut effect,]\u201d Green said. \u201cYeah, maybe captions are for the deaf or hard of hearing, but also, have you ever been in a public place and the television has been on? And you can&#8217;t hear what&#8217;s going on on the television? 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