Accessible web site design Scotland
At WebMedia we regard accessibility and useability as two sides of the same coin. Web site access is all about how easy and practical it is for your visitors, and particularly those with a disability, to use the Internet and your web site in particular.
It is important for legal reasons and has both financial and moral considerations.
Just more legislation, more red tape?
Web Accessibility is too often simply seen in terms of the need to comply with new and increasing disability rights legislation. With introduction of the 'Disability Discrimination Act 1995' (DDA) and the ratification of Part III in October 2004 it is an area of growing importance and concern for businesses and organisations, large and small.
This is not only a UK requirement with the 'Americans With Disabilities Act' (ADA) the corresponding legislation in the US. It is where much of the literature and guidance on website accessibility and accepted standards has been worked on. Just more red tape — it needn't be!
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How improving access can boost profits...
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