Accessibility

Accessibility is about removing barriers that might stop any person from using your website. It improves the user experience for everyone, it shows your commitment to social value, and it’s a legal responsibility to make your content accessible to those with disabilities.

When your website is accessible, your visitors can do the job they came to do – make a donation, subscribe to a newsletter, complete an enquiry form, or read your latest news.

Over the last 25 years, we’ve built accessible websites for W3C, RNIB, UK Parliament, Crossrail and many more.

How can we help you? We have lots of options to help you improve accessibility on your website, from small fixes that can make a big difference to a complete redesign.

How can we support you?

We talk about accessibility being a journey. Whether you’ve just started learning about accessibility or you’ve been maintaining an accessible website for years, we’d love to hear from you. Some of the ways we can help you improve accessibility on your website:

Accessibility review
Guide to accessible content
Maintenance and support
Training and consultancy
Website redesign

Do any of these common scenarios match your current situation?

I don’t know if my website is accessible

This is completely understandable. Some websites are years old and have had many tweaks over time by different people. If you want to get a benchmark, our single-page accessibility review is a great place to start.

We will identify where you have high-impact accessibility issues, we’ll explain the problems these cause for your visitors, and we’ll offer recommendations on how to fix them. The review is £399 + VAT.

Understand accessibility on your website

In our single-page accessibility review, our team of accessibility experts will identify where you have high-impact issues. We’ll explain the problems these cause for your visitors and offer recommendations on how to fix them. Use the review to start planning improvements.

Read about the single page accessibility review

How do I write alt text for images?

You’ll be pleased to know that once you get into the habit of writing alt text it becomes second nature. We explain how to write good alt text in our Guide to Accessible Content.

The guide covers alt text, text content, links, colour contrast, audio and video content and much more. It provides tips and links to more detailed information to help you make all your content as accessible and user-friendly as possible.

You can also sign up for our LinkedIn newsletter called ‘website accessibility tips’. This is published monthly and is full of helpful advice with links to resources to help you keep on top of accessibility.

A handy reference for content updates

Our guide to accessible content provides tips and links to more detailed information to help you make sure your content is as accessible and user-friendly as possible. Start to improve accessibility on your website today!

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I want to work through the issues identified in our accessibility statement

Accessibility is an ongoing commitment, so working through issues in an iterative way is perfect. We provide support and maintenance for WordPress and Craft CMS websites, even if we didn’t do the original build ourselves. This includes accessibility checks to make sure visitors to your website have the best experience possible. We tailor our maintenance contracts to your needs, so email Emma and we’ll be in touch to chat through your requirements.

I know my website isn’t accessible and I want to redesign it with accessibility as a priority

Maintaining an accessible website is an ongoing and collaborative process. It is easiest and most cost-effective when considered at the very start of a project – from research and planning, through to design and development. We’ll work collaboratively with you to make sure accessibility is prioritised.

We’ve developed our own, open-source, accessible front-end starter kit – Amplify. Amplify was tested for accessibility during the W3C redesign project, so you can be confident your new website has accessibility baked in.

For all projects, we aim to meet WCAG level AA, but we like to go above and beyond where it makes good sense to do so.

Let’s talk about your website project

Let’s work together to bake-in accessibility from the very start of your project and build a modern, usable, and accessible website to delight you and your customers.

Email us your website brief

I want to build a culture of accessible thinking at work, but I don’t feel confident doing it myself

Accessibility is a big topic. We provide team training where we can answer all your questions, including: how people with disabilities use the web, why accessibility is important, how accessibility makes good business sense, and how to write digital content in an accessible way. This can be tailored to the specific needs of your organisation. Let’s have a chat about your requirements. Give Emma or Kate a call on 01223 328017 to discuss.

Or something else…?

If none of these scenarios describes you, then we’re all ears! Let us know what brings you to our accessibility page today. Give us a call on 01223 328017 and let us know how we can help.

We asked our accessibility advocate and Front-End Lead, Nicola Saunders, why accessibility is so important

I firmly believe that developers have a responsibility to write code that doesn’t exclude people based on their abilities or the technology they use.

We wouldn’t build a museum that didn’t allow people to look inside. Why have a website that isn’t accessible to a large part of your audience?

Ultimately, it’s barriers within society, such as inaccessible websites, that are the source of disability for people.

Let’s build a better web, together.

A lady with short white hair is sitting on a park bench on a sunny day. She is wearing dark glasses and is holding a white cane. She is having a conversation on her mobile phone.

Our award-winning approach to accessibility

Accessibility is at the heart of what we do. By championing an accessible web, we help make sure that nobody is left behind.

In 2023, we won a Gaady Award for the W3C website redesign. The Gaadys celebrate work that advances the GAAD (Global Accessibility Awareness Day) Foundation’s vision: accessibility is built into the product development lifecycle for technology and digital products.