Accessibility
Accessibility refers to whether disabled users are able to use your website or not.
Obvious problematic disabilities include blindness, partial sight and colour blindness but this also includes other disabilities such as users who are unable to use a mouse etc.
Users with vision problems utilise special web browsers which are able to 'read
out' a web page. If your web pages have not been written using the latest
standards and in accordance to the accessibility
guidelines then the reader will have serious problems in understanding your
website.
If your website is not accessible to users with disabilities then, at the very least, your could be losing sales and, in the worst case, you could be in legal hot water!
It has been a legal requirement for UK websites to be accessible since 1999. Since then all websites have been expected to make 'reasonable adjustments' to ensure their websites accommodate all users regardless of ability,
Royal National Institute for the Blind
We have in depth experience with building standards based, accessibility and search engine friendly websites.
If you would like to talk to the accessibility professionals then please call us on 01633 530230 or email us at info@jojet.com
We look forward to hearing from you!
