“There are over a billion people with disabilities in the world, and more than 80% of digital content is not accessible,” explains Marion Ranvier. This situation prevents many individuals with physical, auditory, visual, or cognitive disabilities from fully utilizing online services.
Founded in 2020, the Contentsquare Foundation operates in three areas: education, research and innovation, and advocacy. Its goal is to make digital accessibility a priority, especially in training for digital professions.
“We realized that students preparing for digital careers are hardly ever made aware of digital accessibility,” emphasizes Marion Ranvier. To address this gap, the foundation offers higher education institutions a free two-hour online awareness module.
The foundation also supports businesses with tailored training and an immersive experience that simulates various disability situations. “We really put people in the shoes of someone with a disability, and we see that in our daily lives, we constantly encounter digital exclusion,” explains Marion Ranvier.
For the Contentsquare Foundation, accessibility must be integrated from the design phase of digital tools: “Our goal is to make creators understand that digital accessibility is a universal issue that must be designed in from the very beginning of creating an application, service, or website,” concludes Marion Ranvier.
