Grackle for Business
Accessibility is Good for Business!
In the US, people with disabilities have $490 billion in disposable income
(American Institutes for Research)
People with disabilities have an estimated spending power of about $25 billion> annually across Canada
(RBC)
UK vendors are at risk of losing £249 billion a year by ignoring consumers with disabilities
(UK Government)
Why Grackle for Business?
SEO Benefits
Many accessibility practices overlap with search engine optimization (SEO) techniques. For instance, using descriptive alt text for images and providing transcripts for audio content not only make content accessible but also improve its search engine ranking.
Innovation and Creativity
Embracing accessibility challenges businesses to think innovatively and creatively about how they design and deliver digital products and services. This can lead to new ideas, features, and approaches that differentiate a company from its competitors.
Employee Satisfaction and Productivity
Accessible digital tools and resources not only benefit customers but also employees with disabilities. Providing accessible technology in the workplace fosters inclusivity, boosts morale, and enhances productivity among all employees.
Cost Savings in the Long Run
While implementing accessibility features may require upfront investment, it can lead to cost savings in the long run. Addressing accessibility issues early in the design and development process is often more cost-effective than retrofitting inaccessible features later.
Expanded Customer Base
By ensuring that digital content, products, and services are accessible to people with disabilities, businesses can tap into a larger customer base. Globally, there are over a billion people with disabilities, and making digital assets accessible can help businesses reach this significant demographic.
Legal Compliance
Many countries have laws and regulations that require digital accessibility, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the United States and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) globally. Compliance with these regulations helps businesses avoid legal issues and potential lawsuits.
Enhanced Reputation and Brand Image
Demonstrating a commitment to accessibility can improve a company’s reputation and brand image. Customers appreciate businesses that prioritize inclusivity and are more likely to support and recommend them.
Improved User Experience (UX)
Designing with accessibility in mind often leads to better overall user experience for all users, not just those with disabilities. Clear navigation, descriptive alt text for images, and proper color contrast benefit everyone, resulting in higher user satisfaction and retention rates.
Millions of documents have already been Grackled!
A small sample of what our happy customers have to say about GrackleDocs
Association of Guide Dogs in Lyon
Our organization provides guide dogs free of charge to visually impaired people to help them navigate independently.
But despite persistent efforts, we haven’t been able to teach our dogs to read. So, to produce documents that are accessible and easy to read for our beneficiaries, we associate a grackle with the dog.
This is a very user-friendly solution in our Google Workspace environment. The return on investment is excellent and the combination of Google Docs and Grackle works wonderfully.
Emmanuel’s Wish Foundation
What I love about Grackle Suite is that it makes remediation simpler at every step of our workflow. It’s easier to correct documents, easier to audit groups of files and easier to create tagged PDFs
Springfield Technical Community College
Grackle has been a great asset for teaching student tutors about accessibility. It is easy to demonstrate ways to develop accessible documents and make quick improvements. Everyone on our campus uses Google Workspace tools, and now everyone can check for accessibility.
The “Export to PDF” option is also fantastic for retaining accessibility!
Collaborative.org
Grackle is an amazing suite that solved a big technical gap with our own organization and our member school districts who all use Google Workspace for document management.
As we began offering website accessibility services, we realized there wasn’t a good solution to suggest to our customers on how to manage accessibility within Google documents.
Having to download, convert, and scan through other tools was too cumbersome–until we found Grackle. Despite the pandemic shutdowns, we continue to promote Grackle during our large district tech and superintendent meetings as well as meetings with other collaboratives like ours.
