Accessibility
- To comply with UK legislation all websites must be fully accessible. This means a corporate website must be designed to allow equal access to information and services to all users, including those with visual, hearing, cognitive and motor impairments. Where an inaccessible format is necessary an alternative accessible version must be made available. For example, providing the transcript to a webcast presentation ensures that deaf people can access the content. The W3 Web Accessibility Initiative has published a widely accepted set of accessibility guidelines. There are three different priority levels of accessibility and best practice is to aim for Level AAA conformance, which is the most accessible. While it is not always possible to achieve the highest level of accessibility companies should ensure that they make every effort to make the website as accessible as possible.
Visit the W3 site for more information: www.w3.org/standards/webdesign/accessibility or the RNIB website: http://www.rnib.org.uk/professionals/webaccessibility/pages/web_accessibility.aspx
