When it comes to accessibility and digital inclusion, we can help you design or maintain digital products that are accessible to all.
A half-day workshop to introduce accessibility concepts. This is a session intended for project managers, usability researchers and developers. It assumes no previous knowledge of accessibility. It covers WCAG at a high level and a demonstrates some key assistive technologies.
Manual auditing is the only way to accurately and fully assess WCAG technical compliance. To provide the best value, we manually test just the main template pages and any unique content. This will capture all the main structural accessibility issues.
We can support manual testing with automated testing to cover the pages not audited manually. This will capture any problems present on individual pages.
A manual WCAG audit can be carried out on wireframes, creative designs, prototypes, coded html pages or native apps.
We can conduct an audit against WCAG 2.0 or WCAG 2.1 guidelines.
We can assess template pages or user-journeys to find out how well they work on a variety of devices and assistive technologies
Testing with experts can achieve technical compliance.
Only testing with people without a technical background can tell you about the usability of your digital product in the wild.
Whether researching the requirements of people who have accessibility needs in a discovery phase, or user-testing to validate a technical WCAG audit before going live, we can help you. We work with members of the public who meet your user profiles, to provide the best "real word" insight and feedback.
Older adults have accessibility needs that are not always covered by WCAG guidelines or by UX best practices. Our expert review assesses key user journeys to identify any barriers that prevent your website from being age-friendly. Optimisation of a website for older adults can lead to a significant increase in task completion for this demographic.
Perhaps the biggest accessibility barrier of all is whether website content is written in plain, everyday English that everyone can easily understand. Our service reviews content to make sure that it will be understood by your target audience.
A list of actions that we can all take to make our digital content easier to use and understand for people with dyslexia.
Published on the WhatUsersDo website.
Read Five ways to make usable websites for people with dyslexia
Government and supporting agencies do a tremendous job regarding digital accessibility. However, older adults have their own digital accessibility needs and these are not all covered by current accessibility guidelines.
Published on the Digital Leaders website.
UK county councils are trialling smart speakers and some people with dementia swear by them. Can smart speakers extend independent living?
Published on the Digital Leaders website.