Online Accessibility and Compliant Accessible Sites
Accessibility Explained
The phrase
Online Accessibility
means many different things to different people. The common misperception is
that accessibility is solely about developing for people with disabilities
however it spans much further than that.
Accessibility is about reaching the widest audience possible, disability is a
big part of acheiving accessibility but it also covers, for example, the level
of language used in your written content through to the type and version of your
internet browser as well as every conceivable issue in-between.
By adhering to standards you are ensuring that you are not alienating any
potential user out there via technology or usability. A user lost is a potential
customer lost that might just be searching for your exact service. Today,
disabled people in the UK account for 8.7 million of the population, this is a
sizeable proporation that should not be ignored.
Creating an Accessible Website
True Accessibility
Creating a truely accessible site is an art rather
than a science. You can follow the letter of the law and create a technically
compliant site but take it to a user with visual or cognitive impairments and
their visiting experience could still be next to useless.
Over the years I have seen first-hand, people with disabilities use software
and inparticular websites and I have become accustom to how they use and expect
to use certain functionality. The secret is not just to think is this
site technically compliant? but is the user going to receive the
desired outcome of the site/page and successful use and navigate the site to
this affect.
Acheiving this goal takes much more than just technical knowledge but also
knowledge of how to use the internet as a media for acheiving your websites
objectives/message.
We provide a service from start to finish, providing advice to you the
consumer as well as producing a superior accessible website that will be worth
the investment.
Accessibility Audit
If you are unsure whether or not your site is compliant, we can provide you will consultation or
a detailed report of the good and bad points of your site with action points to make your site acheive the
various levels.
For further advice/consulation please get in touch with us through the
Contact Us page of this site.