AttendStar Introduces Accessibility Features to Enhance the Ticket Buying Experience
At AttendStar, we believe that everyone should have an equal opportunity to attend and enjoy events. That’s why we’re excited to introduce enhanced accessibility features on our ticket sales pages. This ensures a seamless and inclusive ticket-buying experience for all attendees.
What’s New?
We’ve integrated an advanced accessibility widget that offers a customizable user experience, making it easier for individuals with diverse needs to navigate and purchase tickets online. These features help improve visibility, navigation, and overall usability for every ticket buyer.
Key Accessibility Features:
✔ Screen Reader Support – Provides audio feedback for visually impaired users.
✔ Keyboard Navigation – Enables seamless browsing without a mouse.
✔ Text Enlargement & Contrast Adjustments – Ensures readability for those with visual impairments.
✔ Color Adjustment & Dyslexia-Friendly Fonts – Helps individuals with color blindness and reading difficulties.
✔ Animation Control – Allows users to reduce motion effects for a more comfortable browsing experience.
Importance of Accessibility Features for Ticket Buyers
Implementing accessibility features in AttendStar’s online ticketing platform is crucial to ensure that all users, regardless of their abilities, can navigate your ticket sales pages and easily purchase tickets to your events. Each of the new features we’re launching will benefit a significant number of event attendees.
Screen Reader Support
Screen reader support is vital for visually impaired users, who rely on audio feedback to navigate websites. According to the most recent estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, approximately 4.4% of American adults have a significant vision disability, including blindness or serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.
This feature ensures that these individuals can independently browse and purchase tickets, enhancing their overall experience and independence. Keep in mind, screen readers aren’t just limited to people with severe visual impairments. They’re also used by people who prefer audio assistance for various other reasons.
Keyboard Navigation
Keyboard navigation is essential for users who may have difficulty using a mouse due to physical disabilities or preferences. This feature allows for seamless browsing and interaction with your ticket sales page. It ensures everyone can access and purchase tickets without obstacles.
Given that 18% of U.S. adults report having a disability, and many more may prefer keyboard navigation for convenience or comfort, this feature significantly broadens your ticket sales page’s accessibility.
Text Enlargement and Contrast Adjustments
Text enlargement and contrast adjustments are critical for ticket buyers with visual impairments, including those with age-related vision loss. The National Health Interview Survey data reports 50.18 million American adults age 18 and older (52.2%) have some degree of vision loss. Among these adults, 3.89 million have a lot of trouble seeing, even when they’re wearing glasses, and 340,000 can’t see at all.
Both text enlargement and contrast adjustments help users read content comfortably, reduce eye strain, and improve readability. These features are particularly important for the 13.16 million American adults aged 65 and older with vision loss and are more likely to face challenges with standard font sizes and contrast levels.
Color Adjustment and Dyslexia-Friendly Fonts
Color adjustment and dyslexia-friendly fonts cater to individuals with color blindness and reading difficulties. Approximately 300 million people worldwide have color vision deficiency based on the National Health Interview Survey data, which requires color-adjusting tools on websites.
Additionally, dyslexia-friendly fonts help individuals with dyslexia, a condition that affects reading and writing abilities. By incorporating these features, AttendStar’s platform ensures that a broader audience can access your event information and purchase tickets without encountering barriers.
Animation Control
Animation control allows users to reduce motion effects, which is particularly beneficial for those with visual motion sensitivity, photosensitive epilepsy, vestibular disorders, chronic migraines, brain injuries, or other conditions. By providing this feature, users can customize their browsing experience to avoid discomfort or negative responses caused by rapid animations.
This not only enhances user comfort but also ensures that the platform is inclusive for a significant portion of the population who may otherwise face difficulties navigating animated content.
More Than Just Ticketing—Unmatched Buyer Support
For over a decade, AttendStar has been proud to assist thousands of ticket buyers with disabilities through our dedicated ticket buyer support team. Our team goes beyond just helping customers purchase tickets. We provide personalized assistance by answering event-related questions, guiding buyers through accessibility concerns, and ensuring that every attendee has the information they need for a smooth event experience.
A great ticket buyer experience starts and ends with your ticketing partner. That’s why AttendStar remains committed to delivering not just great technology, but also exceptional human support. We strive to make events more accessible, inclusive, and hassle-free for everyone.
A Better Ticket-Buying Experience for Everyone
With these enhancements, AttendStar continues to set the standard in event ticketing by prioritizing ease of access, compliance, and customer satisfaction. Whether you’re attending a concert, festival, sporting event, or any live experience, our new accessibility features make securing your tickets easier than ever.
Try it out today and experience a more inclusive way to buy tickets!