Accessible Websites
80% of websites currently fail to meet the most basic level of accessibility, Level A - could yours be one of them?
Many businesses and organisations are completely unaware that their websites are inaccessible to over eight million people in the UK.
They are unaware that people with a range of disabilities frequently encounter problems when browsing poorly designed websites. This affects not only blind people, but a vast majority of people with poor eyesight, who would like the ability to hear, enlarge and modify the text provided on websites.
Years of unawareness and poor, unregulated website design have resulted in this situation. Although you may not have considered it yet, you should be aware that the Disability Discrimination Act legislation also covers websites and making the information contained on them accessible.
Have you ever considered how a blind person accesses your website?
Blind and visually impaired website visitors are no different to anyone else, they require and deserve the same access to products and services, that fully sighted people take for granted.
When they visit your website, they may use an audible browser, which allows them to listen to the text on each page. It also reads out navigation links, which allows them to navigate to different sections.
If your website has not been designed by someone who is aware of accessibility issues, it will probably render your website useless to audible browsers.
The good news is that making your website accessible and therefore compliant with the legislation, may not be as costly or disruptive as you might imagine.
Get your website audited now!
Our website audits are carried out by both accessibility experts and disabled testers who will perform a detailed audit of your website to assess what remedial action is required to make it accessible.
These audits are independent reports, delivered to management level, which enable you to instruct your web developers, with authority, what changes you require.
Our website audit service provides clear, unbiased instructions on how to comply with the accessibility standards. We can audit your site and explain how to achieve one of these levels of accessibility:
Level A - basic accessibility
Level AA - good accessibility
Level AAA - high accessibility
I want a website audit, how do I order?
Before you order, we must first provide a quotation for your website. We can only provide an exact quotation by visiting your website to assess its functionality and complexity.
Websites with online ordering facilities or database integration will require more detailed anaylsis to cover all accessibility issues.
To request a quotation for your website, please complete the form below: