Today, shopping is easy. Thanks to online shopping websites. Unlike earlier
days, you do not have to queue up in long lines or wait at cash counters for
your turn. Everything is available at your fingertip. So whether you want to
do some grocery shopping or buy a new dress, just go to your favourite
website and click on what your liked. You can pay your bills, book movie
tickets and even buy a car online. Unfortunately, such online shopping is
made easier only for people without disabilities. People with various kinds
of disabilities point out the hardships and obstacles that they face when
they approach Etailers.
Kritica Purohit is a blind person and a
finalist at a beauty pageant.
I firmly believe that giving detailed descriptions about the product is
extremely important. So most of the times, I rely on the help of someone
who can see since most of the websites do not have accesibility features.
When it comes to the many colours that Etailers put on their website, it
does not make a difference because a blind person cannot see them anyways.
I have always preferred shopping at a market because we get to feel and
touch the product. If I’am going to buy a duapatta or saree, it is always
better if I get to touch and feel it. We cannot do that in online
shopping-Kritica Purohit
Are you an Etailer who wants to make shopping for a disabled customer easier,
convenient and better? We have some tips for you.
“When it comes to accessibility, online shopping has a long way to go.
Hence, I’am not a huge fan of online shopping. According to me, Amazon is
quite accessible when compared to many other online shopping websites. In
fact, websites must make more descriptions so that disabled people can easily
access it”, says Simran Chawla, beauty pageant winner.
Since this is the holiday season, everyone is looking out to buy new products
for themselves and their closed ones. Clearly, these tips are going to make
shopping easier for disabled people. So if you are an Etailer, do not miss
out on these.
ALSO READ: Some shopping tips for blind people
Source: https://newzhook.com/story/20914
