If your website isn’t meeting accessibility standards then the sad likelihood is, is that you’re excluding people.
But, what does making a website accessible mean? And how do you achieve it?
There are different rules covering the private and public sectors in the UK when it comes to digital accessibility.
The public sector is obliged (unless exempted) to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA. These don’t, yet, apply to the private sector. However, private sector organisations must still abide by the Equality Act 2010. This covers both physical and digital access to services.
For ways in which you can improve your website’s accessibility yourself please click here to read our post on making your navigation accessible, or click here for how to make your website perceivable.
If you want to first understand how your website is performing before you start tweaking then our new service is for you.
Our developers will conduct a comprehensive audit of your website and give you a report on how accessible it is. This will highlight: where it performs well, where there are issues and how these issues can be resolved. You can then implement the fixes, or ask our team to do so for you.
By fixing any accessibility issues that there are you will not only help anyone visiting your website who has an accessibility need, but also make the experience for everyone a better, more positive one.
