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Digital Accessibility is a fascinating, complex subject that can seem to be quite scary but actually, the principles of it are quite logical and straightforward.

The biggest challenge we find is getting people started on their digital accessibility journey.

We love sharing our experiences and our thoughts through this blog.

Whether it is looking at accessible web design, an accessibility audit or any other aspect of digital accessibility, we hope that you find them interesting and engaging.

 

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Blind people do not use the internet. How could they, they cannot see the screen.

Posted on 23 September 2021

It started with a conversation I was having a chat with a very nice lady last week. We had met...

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Here is one easy way to resolve your website accessibility issues!

Posted on 16 September 2021

I am delighted to announce that today is the day that Run Your Own Website Version 2 is officially...

Website accessibility: what is it and why is it important?

Posted on 16 August 2021

It’s time to make sure your website is accessible to all demographics. Find out what that means and why...

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Click Here… Click There… Click… Where????

Posted on 22 July 2021

The answer to these questions may seem obvious Would you invite someone sitting in a wheelchair to stand? Would you...

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Your website and accessibility. All you need to know in one video!

Posted on 15 July 2021

Do you have a website? If you do and you are...

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Understanding Website Accessibility, the easy way

Posted on 8 July 2021

A simple way of explaining a complex issue Website accessibility, although a complex subject, is of fundamental importance because it...

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The Access by Audit website is now launched!

Posted on 24 June 2021

After our press release last week, announcing the launch of Access by Audit, we have been putting the...

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Understanding Website Accessibility

Posted on 22 June 2021

I was delighted to have a conversation last week with Jill Willson from The Equality Practice.Jill is as passionate...

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An inclusive approach

Posted on 10 June 2021

I had a wonderful conversation with a lady who runs an organisation that is focused on inclusivity, particularly with...

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Would you drive a Tesla with only 3rd Party Insurance?

Posted on 3 June 2021

Of course you wouldn’t! However, I am finding websites that do actually have an accessibility statement (most of them...

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Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)

Posted on 19 May 2021

May 20th 2021 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day! For the last 15 years, we at Access by Design, have been...

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Let’s talk about the C Word

Posted on 6 May 2021

The C Word. A word that could be offensive to some of your visitors when they come to your website....

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Website Accessibility – ignorance is no longer an excuse!

Posted on 29 April 2021

There is just so much misinformation and misunderstanding about website accessibility, where your legal responsibilities lie, what it actually...

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All that glitters is not gold… that is why websites need an accessibility audit!

Posted on 22 April 2021

I have just finished a website accessibility audit for a publicly-funded organisation in the UK. Their website had been...

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I am afraid that will cost extra…

Posted on 1 April 2021

I took a call yesterday from a Town Council. They had just had their website rebuilt and...

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Grants towards a website upgrade if your business is in the Chichester area

Posted on 26 March 2021

Hot off the presses today: From the Economic Development Team 26 March 2021 Enabling Grant SchemeWe are really pleased to announce that...

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Drop your Cookie Banner or risk prosecution!

Posted on 18 March 2021

Really? Come on Clive, that’s a bit extreme isn’t it?Well, read on and judge for yourself….Cookie banners break Accessibility...

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Google is laughing at you…

Posted on 11 March 2021

…and it’s not sending anyone to your website!It is just SO annoying, isn’t it? You have spent ages building...

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If you have a Cookie Banner on your website, you should read this!

Posted on 4 March 2021

Do you know what a Cookie Banner is? You see them on most websites.They usually appear at the top...

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Are you in the top 1% for what you do?

Posted on 18 February 2021

In surveys, the majority of men consider themselves to be above-average intelligence and above-average drivers. Statistically, that is of...

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7 seconds is all you get!

Posted on 19 November 2020

Grab their attention in those crucial first few seconds! Current analysis suggests that someone visiting your website for the first...

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15 minutes that could transform your business!

Posted on 12 November 2020

I had a Zoom call earlier this week with a chap I had met through networking. He had taken...

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What an Accessibility Audit REALLY is!

Posted on 30 September 2020

If you are in Local Government, the Fire Service, the Heritage and Conservation sectors or, in fact any...

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What you see is NOT what you get!

Posted on 25 September 2020

Standards are important When it comes to websites, there are 2 sets of coding standards that should be followed: ....