Web accessibility
Making websites accessible to the widest audience, including older people and people with disabilities.
Key issues
- Size, colour and text alternative;
- Structural markup for efficient navigation using assistive technologies;
- Making forms and data tables accessible;
- Using technologies like Javascript, Flash and AJAX in accessible ways;
- Making audiovisual media accessible;
- Issues with file formats such as PDF;
- Complying with WCAG 2.0.
Benefits
- Maximises the customer base;
- Reduces the number of support calls;
- Reduces the need to operate costly alternative channels;
- Reduces site maintenance costs;
- Leads to higher search engine rankings;
- Increases the quality of the user experience;
- Increases social inclusion for older people and people with disabilities.
We're serious about accessibility. CFIT staff are active on the WAI Protocols and Formats Working Group, the W3C HTML 5 Working Group and the Irish Internet Association User Experience Working Group.
CFIT web accessibility services
Web accessibility is one of CFIT's core areas of expertise. We provide the following services to help you make your website accessible.
Accessibility auditing: Have your website fully audited against international standards by accessibility experts. Discover where it falls short and how to make it compliant.
User testing: Have your website tested by people with disabilities. Find out how usable it really is, whether it works with assistive technologies and how to fix any problems.
Consultancy: Get the help you need, when you need it, with a flexible package of ongoing consultancy and support, arranged to suit your needs.
Training: Our 2 day comprehensive course in accessibility for web developers will teach you all you need to ensure your website is compliant with the WCAG 2.0 guidelines.
The CFIT User Experience: Meet people with disabilities, see how they use your website and talk with them about their experiences. The best way to learn what accessibility really means.
CFIT clients and how we’ve helped them
CFIT has provided accessibility services to over 50 public, private and not for profit clients, including the Department of Social and Family Affairs, Kildare County Council, the National Disability Authority, the Financial Regulator, Comreg, Vodafone, Irish Life & Permanent and Strata3. These organisations know they can get a positive return on investment by having an accessible website.
Read about how we've helped some of our clients make their websites accessible and how they've benefited in our client work case studies.