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If the recent COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it is how important mental health is when facing isolation and turmoil which includes everything from lockdowns to politics and world events. Therefore, in recognition of the NAMI's Mental Health Awareness Month, we wanted to share how Trellist values its employees’ mental health and how we value the cognitive health of the customers and prospects of our clients through digital accessibility.

As we shared earlier in this series, U.S. companies have a legal obligation to make sure their websites and digital tools are accessible to a broad swath of online users. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires all businesses to provide features and functionalities on their digital properties that allow persons with a variety of disabilities—including the visual and hearing impairments—to use them effectively.

In previous posts, we highlighted how digital accessibility is vital and legally required for businesses and how to address it for your specific industry. Today, we’re joining in the celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), an annual event that raises awareness of the need for digital access and inclusion for people with disabilities.

In our previous post, we explained how accessibility is vital for businesses hoping to survive and grow amidst coronavirus-induced economic conditions. This post takes a deeper dive and details how accessible design can drive results across a wide variety of industries including healthcare, consumer goods and services, financial, manufacturing and B2B, nonprofit and automotive and motorsports.

In an attempt to mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus, scientists warn there could be a resurgence of COVID-19 for years to come and that physical distancing may need to be put in place until 2022. As we limit in-person interaction and follow stay-at-home orders, the need for an accessible online world has never been more evident.

Accessibility is a philosophy that ensures a wide range of people are able to comprehend the content we create for businesses — even if they do not all access and experience the information in same way. But creating accessible websites is not always easy.

GDPR, or General Data Protection Regulation, requires businesses to protect the personal data and privacy of EU citizens for transactions that occur within the EU. It is a result of 4 years of work by the EU parliament due to the inadequacy of older rules, such as the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles 2000 and Privacy Shield agreements of July 2016. Unlike its predecessors, GDPR recognizes the importance of privacy in the current era as well as the likelihood of a future cashless society. It was created with the idea that “identity is the new currency in our world.”