As a business, you want to make sure your online store is easy to navigate and accessible to all potential customers. But, it can be difficult to thoroughly integrate website accessibility if you’re not an experienced web developer. Barriano’s Shopify widget can help make your site more compliant with ADA regulations and WCAG standards. This plugin provides seamless integration of Barriano’s innovative technology to move your Shopify website toward improved ADA and WCAG accessibility compliance levels. Adding the accessibility plugin is quick and easy: do it automatically through the Shopify App Store.
How to Automatically Install Barriano’s Accessibility Plugin from the Shopify App Store
Step 1: Find Barriano in the Shopify Store
Search for “Barriano” in the Shopify App Store. Select the “Barriano Website Accessibility” option. Then, select “Add app,” followed by “Install app.”
Step 2: Check Your Email for Your Credentials
If this is your first time using the Barriano widget, we will send a welcome email with your Barriano username, password, and code. You can skip this step and use your existing login credentials if you already have an account.
Step 3: Upgrade for More Features
This is the app’s default free version. If you’d like your Shopify website to achieve higher ADA and WCAG compliance standards, you can upgrade to the AI-powered version starting at $49/month by clicking the green “Upgrade Now” button.
Step 4: Enable the Widget – Step 1
Click “Open Theme Editor to enable the widget,” as shown below.
Step 5: Enable the Widget – Step 2
Toggle the Barriano widget to ON and click “Save.”
Step 6: Customize Your Widget
You can now customize the type, color, size, and position of your Barriano icon. Be sure to click “Save your settings,” or your customizations will not be saved.
Step 7: Generate an Accessibility Statement
To generate an accessibility statement, select the “Accessibility Statement” tab found on the blue and white menu bar at the top of the page. Fill in your details and select “Generate My Accessibility Statement.” Your accessibility statement will be sent to your email inbox.
Step 8: Preview Your Website
To double-check that everything has been correctly installed and is working properly, preview your website by selecting the eye icon in the left menu. Your previewed site should open automatically.
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If you don’t include digital accessibility measures in your website design, you may unintentionally prevent people with disabilities from accessing and using your site effectively. Creating an accessible website is not only the right thing to do, but it also helps provide a more inclusive experience for all users.
Accessibility can also benefit your brand by making your website available to a wider audience, improving user experience, and increasing engagement with potential customers. By making your site more accessible, you create opportunities to reach more users while supporting ADA and WCAG accessibility standards.
Barriano’s accessibility solutions can help improve your website’s usability and accessibility for all visitors.
Shopify is not ADA compliant by default. Shopify does not automatically review every website to ensure it meets ADA or WCAG requirements, and not all of Shopify’s default themes and features are fully accessible.
Shopify store owners and administrators are responsible for ensuring that their website’s content, page design, navigation, and functionality follow ADA and WCAG accessibility standards. This includes making the site usable for people with visual, hearing, motor, and cognitive disabilities.
Using Barriano’s accessibility widget can help improve your Shopify store’s accessibility and support your efforts toward better ADA and WCAG compliance.
One of the easiest ways to make your Shopify store more accessible is by ensuring there is a high contrast between your background color and text color. For example, gray text on a white background can be difficult for people with low vision to read. A best practice is to use strong color contrast, such as black text on a white background, to improve readability across your website.
Next, it’s important to ensure your Shopify site is compatible with screen readers. Screen readers announce webpage content aloud for blind or visually impaired users. Making your website compatible with this commonly used technology helps visitors navigate your pages more easily and improves the overall accessibility of your site.
Installing Barriano’s accessibility widget can help make your website more accessible and support your efforts toward WCAG and ADA compliance.
If you need help uninstalling Barriano’s Shopify app, our support team will be happy to assist you. You can contact us directly through Shopify’s chat function.
If you’d like to uninstall Barriano’s Shopify widget yourself, follow these steps:
Step 1
On the left menu of your Shopify Admin page, select “Apps.”
Step 2
Search for “Barriano Website Accessibility” in the search section at the center of the page, then click “Delete.”
Step 3
We appreciate your feedback. To provide it, select one of the options from the dropdown menu, then click “Delete again.”
