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2. Small Business Accessibility Toolkit BizAbility.Org

4. BizAbility Goal Independence and Success

6. Underemployed & Low Income 32% of working-age people with disabilities were employed in 2010-2012 Current unemployment rate is 2X that of non-disabled - May 2015 Employed persons with a disability were more likely to be self-employed 28.4% live below poverty level (2012) Average household income was $37,300 (2012)

7. Entrepreneur Benefits Not bound by location Choose your technologies Set your own hours Tax incentives and government assistance

8. Entrepreneur Problems What technologies are accessible Lack of peers and mentors Finding education resources Unsure where to start

9. Universal Design

10. Endicia

11. Product Inclusion Provides a function necessary for establishing and running a small business Factors for being considered accessible: Product has been tested for accessibility Endorsed by a user Product has an accessibility team and making progress

12. Product Categories Accounting Education Inventory Management Marketing Online Stores Payroll Point of Sale Shipping

13. WordPress WP Accessibility Woo Commerce

14. What you can do Leave comments and ratings on products Become a contributor, add products Share with colleagues Help us make it bigger and better

15. bizAbility.org @biz_access

16. Creative Commons Photos Toolbag with power tools by Mark Hunter https://www.flickr.com/photos/toolstop/4420175956/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/toolstop/4420175956/ Child Entrepreneur Lemonade Stand 50 Cents Each Qiqi Lourdie June 24, 2011 by Steven Depolo https://flic.kr/p/a3Pdjy https://flic.kr/p/a3Pdjy Braille wine label by Jeremy Keith https://www.flickr.com/photos/adactio/89778576/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/adactio/89778576/ The Three Musketeers by Pascal https://www.flickr.com/photos/pasukaru76/5597863793/