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- Test it yourself
- A quick test that you can conduct yourself. This test checks for three of the most basic problems that disabled people encounter in accessing websites.
- Checklist for webdesigners
- A checklist of issues that authors, designers and engineers should address when working together to produce a standard website.
- Legal aspects of accessibility (UK)
- Short article explaining how the Disabilities Discrimination Act relates to website accessibility.
- Accessibility for all
- A general article explaining why and how you should make your website accessible to disabled users.
- Sample score sheet for WAI level 1 test
- An html version of a score sheet prepared for a recent client
Sample Reports
These documents are available in PDF format and require the use of the Adobe PDF reader. You can download the reader from the Adobe website (it is free). Click here to download Adobe PDF Reader. If you need a copy of one of the reports in MS Word format please use our contact form to request this alternative.
- Combined accessibility and usability report for a small organisation
- A standard report detailing both accessibility and usability issues relevant to a small organisation's website.
- Accessibility report (level 1)
- A basic level 1 accessibility report for a commercial organisation
- Accessibility report (levels 1 & 2)
- A basic level 2 accessibility report for a commercial organisation
- WAI Test score sheet (levels 1 & 2)
- Example of a standard WAI test combining feedback from users and experts to score a web application against the W3C Accessibility Intiative Guidelines (version 1)
- Usability Report for a Local Authority
- A short usability report for a Local Authority website in the UK
Links to useful accessibility websites
- http://www.w3.org/WAI/about.html
- Information about the WAI guidelines from the World-Wide-Web Consortium (W3C)
- http://www.aprompt.ca/index.html
- The free APrompt tool can be used to check that the basic HTML code complies with accessibility guidelines.
- www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/e-government/eaccessibility
- The report commissioned by the Cabinet Office into eAccessibility of public sector services in the European Union is available online
- http://www.drc-gb.org/library/website_accessibility_guidance.aspx
- For guidance on website accessibility and to see a copy of the Disability Rights Commission 2004 report
- http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1995/1995050.htm
- The full Disability Discrimination Act is available here.
- http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/e-government/resources/handbook/html/2-4.asp
- Detailed guidelines for building a universally accessible website from the UK government's eGovernment department. First published in May 2004 this detailed guide and checklist is still valid and contains useful suggestions for all web designers (both private and public).
- http://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/video/
- A range of videos produced by the University of Wisconsin illustrating how disabled people access the Internet using assistive technology such as screen reader.
- www.remarktranslation.co.uk
- Remark! Translation – A specialist company who will add a video of a British Sign Language translation for your website so tens of thousands of deaf people can access your website information more easily and in a familiar format.
Other links
- http://www.b2bindex.co.uk/index/Listings/2/
- Online directory of design and communication companies in the UK
- http://www.journalism.co.uk/5/articles/530590.php
- Reports on accessibility of seven major newspaper websites carried out by an online newsletter for journalists
- www.verseone.com
- VerseOne are suppliers of a Content Management system with many features to help build and maintain accessible websites
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