ACCESSIBLE WEBSITES

To have a presence on the Internet today it is essential that your site is accessible to the widest possible audience. By providing site accessibility for all user types you will increase your potential target market, which in turn will boost sales through your site.

More importantly, there is legislation in place (Disability Discrimination Act) stating that all websites must be accessible to users who are visually or physically impaired. If your website does not meet the accessibility guidelines set out by the W3C you could be sued. High profile cases of this happening include an Australian case in 2000, when a blind man successfully sued the Sydney Olympics organising committee over their inaccessible website and a case in New York case against Ramada.com and Priceline.com, who were also successfully sued over the accessibility of their websites.

So is it worth taking the risk? At Dreamscape Design we will ensure your site is designed and coded with standards compliance and accessibility at the forefront of the developement process. Your site will conform to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) website accessibility guidelines, priority 1 and priority 2. This will ensure that it meets the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act, which states that all priority 1 guidelines must be adhered to, and some of priority 2 guidelines.