Talk to us about accessibility and you´ll find that it´s not just about being open, honest and easy to communicate with – it´s about making sure that your website can be seen by as many people as possible.
Some quick facts:
- Over 1.7 million people in the UK are blind or partially sighted
- The 1995 Disability Discrimination Act makes it unlawful for a service provider to discriminate against a disabled person.
- Under the Act service providers are required to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to their services so that disabled people can access them.
- Accessibility technology exists to allow people without sight to use computers, using speech synthesis and Braille displays.
- Complying with accessibility guidelines generates benefits for all end users. Page download times are quicker on an accessible site, information is structured in a usable manner and your site will be accessible across Apple Macs, PCs, PDAs and mobile phones. You will also get higher up the search engines!
Unless otherwise specified by our clients we build our websites to comply with the World Wide Web Consortium´s (W3C) guidelines. We also work with Plain English Campaign and Royal National Institute of the Blind to ensure that your website can be accessed by as many people as possible.
We believe that not only is accessibility an ethical imperative, but it also makes sound business sense to open up your site to a broader base of users.
