| Accessible web design refers to the creation of | | | | designed to be accessible. |
| web pages that are accessible to all users, | | | | Why should you make your website accessible? |
| including users with disabilities. Accessible web | | | | Using accessible web design London based |
| design is built in aid of many disabled people | | | | companies and others around the UK have found |
| including those who are visually impaired (poor eye | | | | that rewards outweigh the costs. Companies using |
| sight, colour blindness), motor impaired (Parkinson's | | | | accessible web design have the knowledge and |
| disease, cerebral palsy) and hearing impaired | | | | comfort that they are providing useful |
| (deaf). | | | | alternatives for people with special requirements. |
| Accessible web design UK | | | | They also have the added benefits of increasing |
| The UK passed a law called "The disability | | | | their potential customer base, as customers with |
| discrimination act" in 1992 making it illegal to | | | | disabilities will be more receptive to companies |
| discriminate those with disabilities. Although the law | | | | that cater to their needs. |
| does not refer to Internet users and website | | | | We have established the importance of accessible |
| accessibility, many larger companies are starting | | | | web design across the globe but the most |
| to use technology to cater for those with special | | | | important factor is how daily tasks we take for |
| needs. | | | | granted, can be carried out with relative ease |
| With the advance of technology many new | | | | giving the user peace of mind and independence. |
| products have been created to assist disabled | | | | With the Internet being the most used |
| people. The different products available vary from | | | | information resource for people from all walks of |
| speech recognition software for those who are | | | | life it has become necessary to provide people |
| motor impaired and have difficulties using a | | | | with disabilities the equal opportunities of accessing |
| mouse, to software that can read web pages or | | | | information and people at the touch of a button. |
| selected parts of the page using synthesised | | | | Fast becoming an integral part of building a |
| speech. | | | | website, accessible web design UK, and globally is |
| The importance of accessible web design lays in | | | | a must for all website owners who wish to bridge |
| the fact that a lot of these helpful products will | | | | the gap between web design and web |
| not be fully effective unless the websites are | | | | functionality. |