EP #171 How To Make Your Website Usable For Everyone

Your website might look great and still be impossible for someone to use. On Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we sit down with Renee Dunn from Elevage Digital to unpack what website accessibility actually means for real people and real local businesses. Renee helps small businesses, nonprofits, and local governments reduce legal liability and grow their customer base by making websites more usable for everyone, including visitors who rely on screen readers, keyboard navigation, or higher color contrast to read and act on content. We get practical fast. Renee explains the day-to-day realities of browsing with a screen reader, why mouse-only design can shut users out, and how choices like flashing motion effects can create serious problems. We also talk about the “accessibility widget” trend and why overlays often fail to deliver on their promises. If you’ve ever wondered whether a quick tool can make your site “compliant,” Renee shares what automated scanners can catch, what they miss, and why manual testing is still essential. Then we zoom into the process: what a real accessibility audit looks like, how to prioritize the biggest blockers first, and why e-commerce sites can be especially tricky from product page through checkout. Renee also makes the case for building accessibility into a new website from the beginning by aligning code, design, and content structure, especially on WordPress. If you want a website that more people can use and trust, this conversation will give you a clear starting point. Subscribe, share this with a business owner friend, and leave a review so more neighbors can find the show. Renee Dunn Elevage Digital elevagedigital.com [email protected]