According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 1.3 billion people around the world currently experience a significant disability. As more clarity and information around how disabilities affect people and as technology progresses, we are more equipped now than ever to improve accessibility and inclusiveness in our media to reach wider audiences and allow everyone to enjoy what we create. Maxwell Ivey is here today to help us explore the myriad of options we have to make everything from our podcast to our website to our social media channels more inclusive. This week, episode 141 of Listeners to Leads is about how to improve your podcast’s accessibility!
Maxwell Ivey, known as “The Blind Blogger”, is an accessibility expert advocating for more inclusion of people with disabilities through communication & collaboration instead of compliance & shame. With over 15 years of experience as a serial entrepreneur, Maxwell knows the value of customer and audience loyalty, and talks about how a more accessible website, podcast, or business will have the most loyal following out there. Maxwell has a new podcast, “The Accessibility Advantage”, coming soon.
In this episode of Listeners to Leads, Maxwell Ivey shares the importance of using audio descriptions in your podcasts and actionable steps you can take right now to improve the accessibility of your social media content.
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