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Access by Design shortlisted for Small Award!

The Digital Star Award We are very proud to announce that we have been has been shortlisted for the Digital... read more »

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How to Migrate Your Business Online

The consequences of the deadly epidemic have been truly harsh on people. However, certain reports reveal a considerable increase... read more »

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Expanding our team again in a different way!

Live website audits One of my favourite parts of what I do is working with my Team on the Live... read more »

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Enlightening and horrifying!

I would like to share a comment I received on Monday from a web developer after I presented them... read more »

Photos of the Access by Design Audit Team: Iona, Mede, Sara, Krista and Lleona

LinkedIn tried to become more accessible and it sadly backfired

LinkedIn has decided to automatically add an alt tag when you post with an image.A commendable attempt to improve... read more »

The Access by Design Website Accessibility Audit Team: Krista (Superpower: Blind, Weapon: JAWs Screen Reader),  Mede (Superpower: Blind, Weapon: JAWs Screen Reader),  Iona (Superpower: Cannot use hands, Weapon: Dragon Dictation),  Sara (Superpower: Neurodivergent, Weapon: Dark Mode), Lleona (Superpower: Blind, Weapon: NVDA Screen Reader),

Let me ask you a question

If you truly wanted to find out how accessible your website is for disabled people, does it... read more »

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The European Accessibility Act

The train is coming. The European Accessibility Act comes into force on the 28th June 2025. At this point, website... read more »

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What happens when you fall at the first hurdle?

Accessibility audit for a sixth form college I completed a website accessibility audit with a college recently. Like other... read more »

How much would you rather spend on exactly the same audit? Option A is next to a bag of money. Option B is next to 5 bags of money. You choose

Which would you rather pay, for the same website accessibility audit?

Legal action has already begun I have been working with a client recently, undertaking an accessibility audit of their website.Unfortunately,... read more »

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A different accessibility statement

I love this accessibility statement!I was out walking along this seafront this morning and came... read more »