69. Why People With Dyslexia Are Leaving Your Website with Ross Linnett

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The D&Igest: Diversity & Inclusion at work

Helen McGuire

70 episodes

1 week ago

Diversity & Inclusion is a hot topic, but getting it right for the workplace, society and - most importantly - the people it affects doesn’t happen overnight. Award-winning D&I host Helen McGuire gets personal with activists & allies who want to share their stories about what they’ve been through & how they’re now creating inclusion and improving diversity through their work. The D&Igest, sponsored by Access Volcanic, is here to unpick the why of D&I with insights to help improve workplace D&I. Join us. LI: @Helen McGuire

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69. Why People With Dyslexia Are Leaving Your Website with Ross Linnett

The D&Igest: Diversity & Inclusion at work

34 minutes 20 seconds

1 year ago

69. Why People With Dyslexia Are Leaving Your Website with Ross Linnett

83% of people experiencing an accessibility problem on your website will leave. So why are so many websites still not tailored to people with disabilities?

Ross Linnett is the CEO and Founder of Recite Me - an inclusion tool that allows websites to be used more easily by people with dyslexia, visual impairment, and numerous other accessibility needs.

Ross learned of his dyslexia at university when he realised something was holding him back from getting the grades he deserved. After benefiting from a piece of life-changing accessibility software, Ross was driven to campaign for companies to be held accountable for adopting accessibility standards on their websites.

In this episode, Ross shares his story and we dive deep into the accessibility issues causing people to bounce from websites and purchase elsewhere. We learn about what has changed so far in website accessibility standards and the work that still needs to be done. And we speak about the challenges that children with dyslexia are facing and how the education system can contribute to them.

Covered in this episode -

The accessibility challenges that are causing people to leave websites and buy elsewhere.
How software can transform the lives of people with dyslexia.
The historic standards that websites still follow today that are causing accessibility issues.
Rethinking dyslexia - why companies need to understand it better.
The state of laws around website accessibility.
How dyslexia can affect schooling.
Advice for parents of neurodivergent children.

LEARN MORE

Recite Me - https://reciteme.com/

Diversely - https://www.diversely.io/

Diversely on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverselyio/

CONNECT

Ross Linnett on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosslinnett/

Helen McGuire on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenmcguireme/

Diversely on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverselyio/

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Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0FRssDsAUpx1WCbxDfvFoG

Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-d-igest-a-diversely-podcast/id1607041648