{"id":5474,"date":"2023-11-02T10:18:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T10:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accessbydesign.uk\/?p=5474"},"modified":"2024-11-08T12:49:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T12:49:54","slug":"breaking-the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accessbydesign.uk\/abd\/breaking-the-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking the Law!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hate Cookie Banners<\/h2>\n

I do not dislike them. I hate them. They have set Website Accessibility back 10 years.<\/p>\n

However, if you use any kind of analytics on your website, the law requires you to have one.<\/p>\n

Here is one reason why<\/h2>\n

Recently I was joined by Iona, on a live audit of a NHS Trust website. It had a Cookie Banner, provided by a well-known 3rd<\/sup> party.<\/p>\n

Iona cannot use her hands without great pain and relies on Dragon Dictation to navigate websites. She uses a mouse when she has no other choice but her degenerative condition means that one day she will not be able to use a mouse at all. This is why what she does, as part of my team of Accessibility Testers, is so important.<\/p>\n

On the website, she was actually able to open the Cookie Banner and was presented with a choice of which Cookies to allow (beyond the necessary ones).<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, she was not able to turn any of the optional Cookies off, due to the fact that the banner used an overlay that did not respond to voice control. So she was forced to accept all the Cookies, whether she wanted to or not.<\/p>\n

Breaking two laws!<\/h2>\n

This means that the website is currently breaking both Data Privacy Law and the Equality Act.<\/p>\n

Maybe some people may think this is no big deal. I happen to think it is.<\/p>\n

Which is better, break one law intentionally to avoid breaking another one, or break both?<\/p>\n

Data Privacy is important but I think the fact that over 96% of the top 1 million websites still fail basic accessibility tests in 2023 is far more important.<\/p>\n

If you would like an introduction to website accessibility, please watch my TED Talk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Caption: A man wearing a balaclava is trying to break into a house using a crowbar. Text reads \"Breaking the law!\"<\/p>\n

Would you like to find out more?
\nIf you would like to find out more about website accessibility, please follow these links:<\/p>\n

Find out more about web audits<\/a> 
\nDiscuss having an web audit of your website<\/a>
\nHave a 1-hour consultation on any aspect of website accessibility <\/a><\/p>\n

Clive Loseby
\nAccess by Design<\/p>\n

Beautiful, WCAG Compliant, Accessible Website Design
\nDelivering an Outstanding web audit
\nAward-winning Web Design, Chichester<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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