Consistently delivering high standards
Accessibility
We always strive to deliver fully accessible web applications. However, we also understand it is your budget that is funding this perfection. If you want us to achieve WAI AA compliance, for example, we will ensure we will achieve at least that, and only if the budget allows will we spend additional time achieving AAA perfection. Understand though, that A compliance does not quite fulfil all your legal requirements.
Code validity
All of our HTML is valid. It is important to have valid HTML in order that all browsers, site readers and search engine spiders will fully understand how your site is structured. Of course, most modern browsers are very forgiving, but an additional benefit of valid HTML is that it makes future bolt-on functionality and bug fixing much more straight forward, saving you money in the long term.
CSS validity
The most common cause of websites behaving differently in different browsers is invalid (or ambiguous) CSS. We will always produces valid CSS to ensure that your site is compatible with as many different browsers as possible.
The business case for accessiblity
The legal point of view
Since 1999, it has been a legal requirement that every website in the UK must take reasonable steps to ensure that the site is available to everyone regardless of their ability or disability.
Additionally, it is unlawful in the UK to provide a service or product to the public while preventing a disabled person from having access to that same service or product (Disability Discrimination Act 1995). These pieces of legislation demand that accessibility is a major consideration for your website.
Providing good customer experience
If you ignore accessibility issues, studies show that you could be alienating up to twenty percent of your potential market. Flickering text, poorly chosen colours, and lack of keyboard shortcuts can all contribute to a bad customer experience for many people. Bads news travels faster than good news.
At Indicium, we take your brand reputation seriously, and as a consequence, the work we undertake is done with the utmost consideration for how it may affect your customers' experience of your business.
INDICIUM WEB DESIGN
James Young House
Drumshoreland Road
Pumpherston
West Lothian
EH53 0LQ
UK
0871 900 8407
