Why your website should have an accessibility information

Published: February 12, 2026 by Matze – Leave a comment

There are multiple reasons why your website should have an accessibility information. Hopefully, they can convince you to create one if you don’t already have one. And if you do, maybe take the time to review it. Maybe something changed since the last review or since the creation.

You care

Having an accessibility information shows users that you care about accessibility, since you at least start to think about it. Even if the conclusion of the accessibility information is that your website is not accessible at all, it’s a starting point.

Inclusive

Providing an accessibility information – and hopefully an accessible website – can make your website more inclusive. While accessibility is not something new, it’s more often left behind than it should be. You can make this a USP (unique selling point) for your website and have access to a larger audience. And if you sell products on your website, you’ll also have a larger potential customer base.

Show your testing methods

You can provide verifiable information about your testing methods and show what you do in order to make your website more accessible. If you didn’t start yet, this is a perfect time to start (the only time that is not perfect is “later”).

Provide information about required technology

Static websites may only require HTML and CSS to provide an accessible solution. Dynamic ones usually also require JavaScript and maybe also WAI-ARIA. Your accessibility information is a nice spot to inform your users about such requirements.

Legal requirements

Sometimes, it is also legally required that you have an accessibility information. This is usually called an accessibility statement and also has a binding set of requirements. However, it should be the last reason to provide accessibility information, since it’s better you want to provide such information instead of having to.

Conclusion

There are multiple reasons to have an accessibility information on your website. Start creating one today! The W3C provides an accessibility statement generator (there are more available online), you can also review my accessibility information page for inspiration. If you’re legally required by the European Union to have an accessibility statement, Impressum Plus can help you providing that.