Accessible Web Design
There has been an increasing requirement to build websites that are accessible for those with disabilities, so that they can can navigate, understand and interact with a website. The guidelines are laid down by The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an international consortium who work together to develop web standards and guidelines. They are a forum for information, commerce, communication, and collective understanding. For more information you can read the articles found on the W3C website.
With the new The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) Part III, websites owners are advised to ensure that disabled users are not disadvantaged by the design of the site. If you are a large organisation or government body it is becoming increasingly important have a W3C compliant website. Logicom can provide this service if customers wish us to do so.
An indication that a site has followed accessibility guidelines is to have the option of displaying a W3C symbol. This shows that the code used to build the site has been checked by the W3C Validator and indicates that developer has taken care to create accessible web pages. An added feature on our site are the 'A' buttons on the bottom right which increase the size of the main textual content. This can be useful for users with poor eyesight, or those using a high screen resolution.
