DuBose Web Group

If someone using a screen reader visited your website today, could they actually use it?
For about 1 in 4 American adults living with a disability, that question has real weight.

That uncertainty is exactly why we wrote our latest post. We break down what an ADA-compliant website really is, why it matters for the people trying to reach you, and how building for accessibility tends to make a site better for everyone, including how easily search and AI engines can find you.

We see accessibility as a strategic advantage, not a box to check.

A sneak peek at what we've been working on 👀 A brand new website for M. B. Kahn. Over 100 years of excellence, now with a digital home to match. Launching soon. 🔨

We hear this one phrase all. the. time.

"Make it pop!"

Hey, we get it. You want your site to stand out, to catch attention, to feel alive. But in a digital world that's already flashy and in your face, especially now, with AI-generated content everywhere. More isn't the answer.

Every addition taxes your visitor. The extra pop-up. The chat box. The feature someone suggested in a meeting six months ago.

Each one adds cognitive load. Each one is another accessibility risk. Each one is one more thing standing between a real person and the answer they came for.

Saying 'no' to the extras is how we keep your site usable for everyone.

This is what human-centered actually looks like.

Founder-led looks different when the founder *lived* the problem.

Most agencies are built by people who saw an opportunity. Ours was built by someone who saw a problem firsthand and decided to be the guide he wished he'd had.

If you've ever sat in front of your website and thought, *something here isn't working, but I can't quite name it,* that's the exact place Blake started. And it's the reason helping others isn't a tagline for us. It's the foundation.
From leadership down, every person on our team is here to make your work easier, your site stronger, and your path forward clearer.

You're the hero of your organization's story. We're just here with the plan.

Ready to talk about what's next for your website? Let's have a conversation.

Nearly 95% of websites still have measurable accessibility failures.

That's not a niche problem. That's almost every website your users might visit. Including yours.

Digital accessibility lawsuits have crossed 5,000 this year alone. The average out-of-court settlement is around $30K. The largest? $5.15 million.

We prioritize ADA compliance because it's the right thing to do *and* because it protects the organizations we work with.

Accessibility isn't a checkbox, it's a foundation.

Someone asked us recently what we actually do.
Simply put: We build high-performance, human-centered websites.
That means your site is built to handle the things most organizations find out are missing after launch. Accessibility. Fast load times. AI search visibility. Clean structure. Design that actually communicates.

But none of that means anything if the human element gets lost in the process.

Your website exists to connect people to your organization. That's a relational thing. And we take that seriously.
We build strong relationships with the organizations we serve. It shows in how we work and in what we build together.

High performance. Human centered. That's what we do.
If you're ready to talk about what that looks like for your organization, we'd love to connect.

Today we pause and remember.
We are grateful for the men and women who gave everything so that we could have the freedom to build, serve, and show up for the people around us.
Their sacrifice is not lost on us. Happy Memorial Day.

Your website has more to offer than it's currently communicating. To your visitors and to the AI tools that are increasingly deciding who gets found.

The first step is understanding where the gaps are.

We broke down what that actually looks like including why accessibility and UX are part of the same solution in our latest blog.

Worth a read ✨

Link in comments. 👇

We want to ask you to do something uncomfortable.

Forget your organization exists.

Not permanently. Just for a moment.

Set aside everything you know about it.

The mission you've championed.

The history you've lived.

Your audience doesn't have any of that.

They arrived at your website with no context, no loyalty, and no reason to stay if things aren't clear quickly.

If your website was designed for the version of you who knows everything, it wasn't really designed for them.

The organizations that communicate well online aren't the ones with the best looking sites.

They're the ones that designed from the outside in.

That's the perspective we bring. Every time. For every client.

Good UX starts before the design ever begins.
Before we open a single file, we take a real step back. We stop thinking like the people who built the site and start thinking like the people who have never heard of the organization.

How are they searching?
What do they actually need when they land on the page?
Can they navigate it without barriers?
Do they understand what you do before they have a chance to get frustrated and leave?

Those questions shape everything. The structure, the flow, the content decisions, the accessibility considerations. When we get those answers right first, the design that follows actually works for the people it was built for.
That's not a philosophy. That's just how good websites get made.