An Accessible website should be coded using W3C web standards and should work with any computer, any browser, any time, anywhere. This sounds quite obvious doesn't it? However, there are a lot of websites on the internet that don't work properly;

• accross different browsers, and computers (e.g. Safari, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera)
• for those using disability text readers
• PDA's, Mobile Phones.
• search engines

The reason they don't work properly is because they have not been coded with accessibility in mind.

What are the benefits of having an Accessible Web Site?

1. Smaller pages, less bandwidth used = Faster loading web pages
2. Cleaner code = Easier maintenance for the developer
3. Proper use of HTML Tags = Better Search Engine Optimisation
4. Proper use of HTML Tags = Readable website for the Disabled
5. Proper use of HTML Tags = Cross browser compatibilty

“Web accessibility allows people with disabilities to use the Web.”

It is an offence to own a website which is not accessible for the disabled Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), but don't worry. Its easy to get a website compliant. There are a lot of useful tools on the internet to help web site developers to create robust webpages using international design standards set out by The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

Get in touch here for more details on how we can help make your website accessible.