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Website Accessibility for the Deaf

For the most part, the deaf/hard of hearing do not have difficulties with website browsing. Yet, there are things many do with their websites that prevent the deaf/hard of hearing from benefitting.

YouTube is an excellent illustration of popular content that has low accessibility for the deaf. A new search engine www.harkle.com provides the deaf/hard of hearing closed captioned content.

Why is this important for websites? When you plan to embed video/audio on your website, also include all of the text or a synopsis that allows the deaf/hard of hearing to gain from the content as well. This practice will make your website more accessible and provide the following benefits:

  • Content is “king” on search engines and your visitors. The more content you have, the more keywords/phrases you will rank well for on the search engines.
  • Not everyone wants to listen to audio. If you provide content, that gives all of your visitors an option to glean from your website.

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