{"id":88483,"date":"2024-08-02T10:47:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T14:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/?post_type=rbc_my_money_matter&#038;p=88483"},"modified":"2024-08-27T09:14:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T13:14:47","slug":"5-ideas-to-make-your-small-business-more-accessible","status":"publish","type":"rbc_my_money_matter","link":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/right-sized-business-advice\/small-business\/5-ideas-to-make-your-small-business-more-accessible\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ideas to Make Your Small Business More Accessible"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-single-article-header\">\n\t<section class=\"section-grey cover pad-t-hlf\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-inner w-half w-mob-full centered-margin cover section-grey pad-tb-0\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mob-pad-lr-hlf h2 has-black-color\">5 Ideas to Make Your Small Business More Accessible<\/h1><p class=\"mar-b-0 mob-pad-lr-hlf author-text\">By Diane Amato<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-image-wrapper pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/08\/10581_RickHansen_thisisitstudios_-_220-of-298_5689501-1-1.jpg?quality=80\" class=\" cover-image  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rick Hansen studio\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/08\/10581_RickHansen_thisisitstudios_-_220-of-298_5689501-1-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/08\/10581_RickHansen_thisisitstudios_-_220-of-298_5689501-1-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/08\/10581_RickHansen_thisisitstudios_-_220-of-298_5689501-1-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/08\/10581_RickHansen_thisisitstudios_-_220-of-298_5689501-1-1.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t<div class=\"article mar-t-dbl\">\n\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-inner socials-section\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-socials-bar mob-mar-b-hlf\">    <div class=\"social-links mob-mar-b-hlf mob-mar-t-hlf\">\n            <a class=\"social-button-wrapper sharing-custom sharing-email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=5 Ideas to Make Your Small Business More Accessible &#038;body=Hi, I thought you might be interested in this article from RBC My Money Matters: https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/right-sized-business-advice\/small-business\/5-ideas-to-make-your-small-business-more-accessible\/\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-email.svg\"\n          alt=\"envelope icon\">\n        <span>\n          Email        <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n      <div class=\"social-button-wrapper sharing-copy-wrapper\">\n        <button class=\"sharing-custom sharing-copy\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/right-sized-business-advice\/small-business\/5-ideas-to-make-your-small-business-more-accessible\/\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-related.svg\"\n            alt=\"copy icon\">\n          <span id=\"sharing-copyUrl-Label\">\n            Copy URL          <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n        <input type=\"text\" class=\"sharing-copy-text\" aria-labelledby=\"sharing-copyUrl-Label\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-inner w-half w-mob-full centered-margin pad-tb-0 mob-mar-t-hlf mob-mar-b\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cover-pub-line text-xs mar-b-hlf\">Published August 2, 2024 \u2022 3 Min Read<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner w-half w-mob-full\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<p>As a small business owner, you may want to make your business more accessible but not know where to start. In the RBC webinar \u201cAccessibility Ideas for Your Business,\u201d Matthew Shaw, technical lead for The Rick Hansen Foundation\u2019s (RHF) accessibility certification program, spoke about making inclusive changes. Here are five ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1.&nbsp;Start with a mindset of understanding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before implementing practical improvements to your business, consider how persons with disabilities would experience the environment. How would someone using a mobility aid navigate the physical space? Would a customer with a vision-related disability be able to see and read your signage or use your website? Recognize that customers of all experiences should be able to fully participate and engage, whether getting into the building, shopping online, or navigating customer service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-most-popular-issues most-popular-issues has-cool-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mob-mar-b-hlf mar-b-hlf\" id=\"h-accessibility-ideas-for-your-business\">Accessibility Ideas for your Business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-most-popular-issues most-popular-issues is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6736c52 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-icon-block mar-r mob-mar-r\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" class=\"icon icon-80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-like.svg\" alt=\"icons\/icon-like\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b-qtr\">Watch RBC\u2019s&nbsp;\u201cAccessibility Ideas For Your Business\u201d webinar&nbsp;for more information about making your business accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mar-b mob-mar-b-hlf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rbc.rev.vbrick.com\/#\/videos\/180b1732-6339-4f7b-ba2a-e3b381b89b56\" target=\"_blank\" data-dig-id=\"LP-57958-6675937e\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"Watch Now\" class=\"rbc-link-format goto-link\" data-icon-class=\"goto-link\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch Now<\/a><br>Password: <strong><code>RBCsmallbiz<\/code><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2.&nbsp;See accessibility as a business opportunity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Across the world, 1.3 billion people live with disabilities. In Canada, about one in four people has a disability. This group of consumers often reports a lack of customer satisfaction. Accessibility should be understood as an opportunity, not a burden. It\u2019s a way to attract and better serve customers, allowing you to optimize your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3.&nbsp;Know that customers shop based on accessibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The experience and environment of a business influence whether consumers want to spend time (and money) there. This includes whether it\u2019s an accessible space, from restaurants to theme parks. Knowing a restroom is down a flight of stairs in the basement may be the reason a customer goes elsewhere, just as knowing staff will be inclusive and non-judgmental toward customers with cognitive or behavioural disabilities might be the reason they come back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4.&nbsp;Make small, manageable changes to begin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Small business owners may worry they don\u2019t have the funds or permission to overhaul an entire space. Small decisions can make a big impact. Focus on one problem at a time. This might include adding a ramp to the business entrance, making items on shelves more reachable, ensuring menus are readable for guests with vision-related disabilities, or ensuring staff knows accessibility laws. Think about the human experience, not just essential code compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5.&nbsp;Register for RHF\u2019s training and accreditation program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rickhansen.com\/become-accessible\" target=\"_blank\" data-dig-id=\"LP-88483-76ac2088\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"RHF\u2019s accessibility certification program\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">RHF\u2019s accessibility certification program<\/a>&nbsp;is the only building certification program that evaluates the performance of built infrastructure for people with disabilities. A designated sector professional from RHF will visit your business and assess how someone with a disability would experience the space, products and service. You\u2019ll then be offered strategies and tools to make short and long-term improvements at your business, whether you own or rent. So far, more than 1200 buildings across Canada have been assessed by the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rickhansen.com\/become-accessible\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-dig-id=\"LP-88483-93a50572\" data-dig-label=\"The Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF)\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">The Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF)<\/a>&nbsp;is a registered Canadian charity working to eliminate physical and attitudinal barriers for persons with disabilities. The relationship between RHF and RBC goes back to 1985 when RBC sponsored Hansen\u2019s \u201cMan in Motion World Tour,\u201d a 26-month, 34-country, 40,000-kilometre wheelchair trip that raised $26 million. (Hansen founded the charity after becoming disabled in a car accident.)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/newsroom\/article\/?title=making-canada-more-accessible\" data-dig-id=\"LP-88483-486e4897\" data-dig-label=\"The RBC Foundation recently committed a $1.25 million donation to RHF\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">The RBC Foundation recently committed a $1.25 million donation to RHF<\/a>&nbsp;to help create more equitable prosperity in communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-cool-white-background-color has-background\">Watch RBC\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rbc.rev.vbrick.com\/#\/videos\/180b1732-6339-4f7b-ba2a-e3b381b89b56\" data-dig-id=\"LP-88483-0402094c\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"\u201cAccessibility Ideas For Your Business\u201d webinar\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">\u201cAccessibility Ideas For Your Business\u201d webinar<\/a>&nbsp;for more information about making your business accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbc-default-collapsible\"><p><button class=\"collapse-toggle collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse834a1009\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse834a1009\" data-dig-id=\"LP-57738-834a1009\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"accordion closed\" action-closed=\"accordion closed\" action-opened=\"accordion open\" data-dig-label=\"Things our lawyers want you to know\"><span>Things our lawyers want you to know<\/span><span>Things our lawyers want you to know<\/span><\/button><\/p><div class=\"collapse-content collapse\" id=\"collapse834a1009\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-collapsible-inner-block collapse-inner\">\n<p>This article is intended as general information only and is not to be relied upon as constituting legal, financial or other professional advice. 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