[Nfb-web] Visually Impaired in Search

[J.J. Meddaugh]

I've been working to maximize our exposure on search engines, but have run into a slight quandry. Generally, we like to say that there's no difference between the blind and visually impaired. But for this reason, when I type in visually impaired michigan into Google, the NFB of Michigan doesn't show up. I know we're a relevant search result for this search, but I need to find a way for us to show up without putting visually impaired all over the page. Anyone have any ideas?

Incidentally, our chapter pages formerly said NFB of Michigan, and after looking at them a bit, I realized that the word blind didn't appear on the page at all. After fixing this, we now show up near the top for searches like "Kalamazoo blind", "Lansing blind", and "Grand Rapids blind". We now have the phrase "National Federation of the Blind of Michigan" in the title bar for every page. Just goes to show how important some simple modifications to a website can be.

J.J. Meddaugh
Webmaster, NFB of Michigan
President, Kalamazoo chapter
Vice-president, Michigan Association of Blind Students



J.J.
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I've been working to maximize our exposure on search engines, but have run into a slight quandry. Generally, we like to say that there's no difference between the blind and visually impaired. But for this reason, when I type in visually impaired michigan into Google, the NFB of Michigan doesn't show up. I know we're a relevant search result for this search, but I need to find a way for us to show up without putting visually impaired all over the page. Anyone have any ideas?
 
Incidentally, our chapter pages formerly said NFB of Michigan, and after looking at them a bit, I realized that the word blind didn't appear on the page at all. After fixing this, we now show up near the top for searches like "Kalamazoo blind", "Lansing blind", and "Grand Rapids blind". We now have the phrase "National Federation of the Blind of Michigan" in the title bar for every page. Just goes to show how important some simple modifications to a website can be.
 
J.J. Meddaugh
Webmaster, NFB of Michigan
President, Kalamazoo chapter
Vice-president, Michigan Association of Blind Students
 
 
 
J.J.